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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Utica Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Fitzpatrick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Utica Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franks sprawls well. Franks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fitzpatrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Franks misses with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Franks didn't expect that.
Fitzpatrick wants to pass the guard but Franks is keeping the position.
Franks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Franks is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Franks is proving hard to escape from.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Franks keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick pushing down on Franks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Franks kicks off Fitzpatrick and gets to his feet.
Franks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzpatrick moves away.
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzpatrick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Franks has been working on his balance at Noble Intentions, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fitzpatrick.
Franks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franks is trying to trip Fitzpatrick. He has hold of a leg but Fitzpatrick is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Franks persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fitzpatrick working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Franks throwing strikes from guard but Fitzpatrick blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franks won't allow Fitzpatrick to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Franks won't allow Fitzpatrick to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzpatrick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franks lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Fitzpatrick, not yet.
Fitzpatrick working for a triangle but Franks defends it easily.
Fitzpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Franks is one step ahead there.
Franks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fitzpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Franks manages to get himself to full guard.
Franks is pulling down on Fitzpatrick's head. It's preventing any offense from Fitzpatrick, at least for the moment.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fitzpatrick has managed to get both his arms back between Franks's legs - danger averted.
Franks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fitzpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitzpatrick is pushing down on Franks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franks is fighting to maintain full guard but Fitzpatrick has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franks is trying to stand up here but Fitzpatrick is controlling him well.
Fitzpatrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Franks is just riding it out for now. Fitzpatrick eventually gives up the hold.
Fitzpatrick 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Franks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franks drives through and clinches with Fitzpatrick against the cage.
Franks gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fitzpatrick regains guard.
Fitzpatrick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Franks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fitzpatrick is tightening it up a little... Franks has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Franks reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Franks taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fitzpatrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Fitzpatrick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hisato Otake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hisato Otake!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Pappas as he checks the leg kick.
Pappas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gus Pappas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pappas throws a body shot but no joy.
Pappas throws a jab but it's blocked by Otake.
Otake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pappas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pappas scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Pappas - just one landing.
Pappas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otake.
Otake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pappas is fending him off so far but Otake persists. Nope, Pappas circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Pappas misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pappas! Otake is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus Pappas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Dabny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demar Jones (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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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Dabny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Jones misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dabny moves away.
Jones lands with a cross.
Dabny lands with a shot to the body.
Dabny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Dabny throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dabny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Dabny attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Dabny needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dabny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Dabny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dabny tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dabny takes one to the chin there.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Dabny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dabny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Dabny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Demar Jones 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!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dabny.
Dabny tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Demar Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Dabny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands with a straight right. Dabny didn't see that one coming.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Dabny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dabny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones digs a good hook to Dabny's body.
That kick from Jones tenderised Dabny's leg. Dabny is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dabny.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones lands with a hook. Dabny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabny on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Dabny tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Dabny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a jab to Dabny's midsection.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dabny feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws out a counter right but Dabny avoids it with no problem.
Jones lands a jab.
Dabny scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones tries a low kick but Dabny avoids it.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dabny's sensitive parts.
Dabny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a body punch but Dabny moves out of range.
Dabny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones cracks Dabny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dabny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dabny moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demar Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dabny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Dabny's head.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Dabny is just out of range.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Dabny moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Dabny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabny throws a head kick that misses.
Dabny is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dabny might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabny dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Dabny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Dabny feinted with a counter takedown.
Dabny throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dabny.
Dabny avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dabny tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones throws a leg kick but Dabny sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dabny 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Demar Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dabny.
Dabny attempts a counter takedown but Jones avoids it well and moves away.
Demar Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones cracks Dabny with a good jab.
Dabny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Dabny feinted with a counter takedown.
Dabny slips under a jab from Jones.
Dabny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Jones catches Dabny right on the button with a cross.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dabny moves away.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dabny. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Dabny counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Dabny crashes against the mat.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dabny in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Dabny keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones parries the strikes from Dabny easily there. Dabny is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dabny throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones is not content to let Dabny control the position.
Dabny throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Dabny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dabny trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Dabny working away.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Dabny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dabny tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Dabny keeps moving and retains side control.
Dabny throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jones tries to bench press Dabny off him but Dabny keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demar Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dabny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones slips a jab from Dabny.
Dabny scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones tests Dabny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dabny eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dabny is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dabny ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Dabny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones wants to slow Dabny down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones throws a right hand that Dabny ducks under and follows up with a left that Dabny also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dabny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Dabny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Dabny shoots in.
Jones lands a jab to Dabny's midsection.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dabny under the eye.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dabny's head.
Dabny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Jones misses.
Dabny tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Dabny gets the takedown into side control.
Dominic Dabny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dabny trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Dominic Dabny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Dabny working the ground and pound.
Dabny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Dabny lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dabny in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Dabny crashes against the mat.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Dabny wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Dabny working away.
Dabny working the head with strikes.
Dabny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dabny looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dabny smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dabny with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabny working the head and body with strikes.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Dabny.
Jones is looking to escape.
Dabny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Dabny is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dabny.
Dabny thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demar Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demar Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Nikiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikiel comes to the cage accompanied by Krystian Pudzianowski - Slowianski wiatr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Nikiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reijo Rento!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rento avoids the head kick by Nikiel.
A head kick misses from Nikiel.
Nikiel misses with a wild combination.
Rento throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rento drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nikiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rento advances to half guard.
Nikiel is trying to stand.
Rento lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rento throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rento has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rento works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Nikiel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rento unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nikiel wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rento celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reijo Rento!
After winning the bout, Reijo Rento thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marley OConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensen comes into the arena with Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon blaring out of the sound system. Marley OConnor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marley OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hensen connects with a solid leg kick.
OConnor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hensen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Sven Hensen has been cut.
OConnor lands a big right hand that sends Hensen crashing to the mat! OConnor stays standing though and waves Hensen back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OConnor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hensen.
Hensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OConnor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hensen.
OConnor cracks Hensen with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hensen tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but OConnor pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hensen is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marley OConnor!
Marley OConnor looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm the bigger man! I'm the biggest man around, and I will fight any man who comes round and says any different! I will fight any man!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulford has chosen Im The Nemesis! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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261 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conway Pulford!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pulford.
Pulford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
That kick from Pulford tenderised De Gaul's leg. De Gaul is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Gaul misses the shot to the body.
Pulford throws a head kick that misses.
Pulford misses with a shot to the body
and De Gaul counters with a nice uppercut.
De Gaul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pulford on the side of the head.
De Gaul moves out of range of the body kick.
Pulford avoids the body shot from De Gaul.
Pulford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulford throws a hook but De Gaul blocks it.
De Gaul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Gaul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gaul swings for the body but Pulford moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pulford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Gaul blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Gaul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Gaul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulford counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from De Gaul.
Pulford feints a counter leg kick.
De Gaul misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Gaul's corner calls for a 1-2. De Gaul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pulford 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.
De Gaul is looking to wear down Pulford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pulford blocks a low kick nicely.
Pulford only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pulford is looking to slow De Gaul down with leg kicks.
De Gaul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Conway Pulford's cut even more.
Pulford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulford tries a low kick but De Gaul avoids it.
De Gaul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Gaul's calf.
Pulford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a hook but Pulford avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford throws a low kick but De Gaul avoids it.
De Gaul looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulford is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulford misses with a body shot.
Pulford thumps De Gaul with a low kick.
De Gaul throws a nice looking combination but Pulford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Gaul throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulford throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Gaul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pulford misses with a low kick.
Pulford throws a leg kick
and De Gaul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Gaul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pulford, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulford.
Pulford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul throws a looping overhand right but Pulford ducks down to avoid it.
De Gaul fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Gaul lands a jab to Pulford's midsection.
Pulford connects with a leg kick. De Gaul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Gaul is out of range.
De Gaul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Gaul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulford.
De Gaul throws a leg kick which misses Pulford's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulford tries to avoid it.
Pulford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pulford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Gaul.
Pulford misses with a body kick.
De Gaul swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Gaul misses with a hook
enabling Pulford to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulford is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Gaul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pulford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Gaul blocks a head kick by Pulford.
De Gaul throws a hook to the side of Pulford's head but Pulford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Pulford misses.
Pulford misses with a head kick.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut
letting Pulford counter with a right hand.
De Gaul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - De Gaul coming out on top.
De Gaul takes a swing at Pulford's ribcage but misses.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
De Gaul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulford.
A head kick misses from Pulford.
Pulford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Gaul misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Obelix De Gaul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
That's time! De Gaul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Gaul takes a swing at Pulford's ribcage but misses.
De Gaul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Gaul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulford wants to clinch but De Gaul slips to the side
and De Gaul counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pulford might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Gaul has got the better of the exchanges.
Pulford checks a leg kick.
Pulford connects with a solid leg kick.
Obelix De Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Gaul to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulford, as that shot connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Pulford slams his shin into De Gaul's torso.
Pulford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
De Gaul blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulford throws a leg kick but De Gaul sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford delivers a nice body kick.
De Gaul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Gaul works the jab nicely.
The cut above Conway Pulford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A clash of legs there as Pulford blocks the low kick.
Pulford scoring well with a low kick there.
De Gaul misses the jab.
De Gaul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pulford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Gaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulford.
De Gaul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulford staying out of range there.
Pulford cracks De Gaul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Gaul misses the jab.
Pulford is looking to chop away at De Gaul's legs.
Pulford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Gaul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pulford throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Gaul misses with a body shot.
Pulford misses with a lunging right hand
and De Gaul counters with a straight right hand.
Pulford walks into a stiff left hand from De Gaul.
De Gaul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Gaul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Gaul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulford was well out of range. Poor timing from De Gaul.
De Gaul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Gaul misses with a straight right.
Pulford only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Gaul misses with a body shot.
De Gaul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Pulford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
De Gaul tries to bum rush Pulford with a series of wild strikes but Pulford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Gaul checks the leg kick.
Pulford throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Gaul scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulford 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.
De Gaul lands a nice shot to the body.
De Gaul tries to land a front kick but Pulford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Gaul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Gaul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulford shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pulford throws a body kick that misses.
De Gaul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulford.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Gaul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pulford lands a nice shot that snaps De Gaul's head back.
Pulford throws a low kick but De Gaul avoids it.
Pulford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Gaul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Gaul swings for the body but Pulford moves out of range.
Pulford tries to score with a low kick but De Gaul moves his leg out of the way.
Pulford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Gaul's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
De Gaul moves out of range of the body kick.
De Gaul throws a chopping leg kick but Pulford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pulford cracks De Gaul with a good jab.
Pulford misses with a low kick as De Gaul jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Pulford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conway Pulford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Gaul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Gaul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulford lands a leg kick that knocks De Gaul off balance momentarily.
De Gaul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pulford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pulford throws a solid leg kick but De Gaul takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pulford.
It looked like De Gaul was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from De Gaul misses.
De Gaul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pulford if he has to take too many more of those.
Pulford is looking to chop away at De Gaul's legs.
The fighters circling - De Gaul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulford misses with a low kick.
Pulford throws a low kick but De Gaul avoids it.
De Gaul half committed to a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulford.
Jab, jab by De Gaul - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulford manages to avoid it.
De Gaul looks to throw the jab but Pulford is out of range.
Pulford just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Gaul will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pulford moves out of range of the leg kick from De Gaul.
De Gaul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Gaul misses with a body shot
and Pulford counters with an inside leg kick.
Pulford tries to land a leg kick but De Gaul saw it coming and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pulford!
An inside leg kick lands from De Gaul.
Pulford looks to land a right hand but De Gaul moved out of range.
Pulford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulford connects with a leg kick. De Gaul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by De Gaul as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Gaul.
Pulford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulford wants to slow De Gaul down by chopping away at his legs.
Pulford misses the shot to the body.
Pulford connects with a solid leg kick.
Pulford tries to clinch but De Gaul moves away
and De Gaul counters with a left to the body.
Pulford is looking to score with low kicks.
De Gaul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pulford counters with a good low kick that De Gaul was not able to check.
De Gaul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulford was well out of range. Poor timing from De Gaul.
A head kick misses from Pulford.
De Gaul throws a right hand that misses
and Pulford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Gaul gets tackled into the cage by Pulford. Pulford maintains the clinch.
Pulford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulford misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from De Gaul fails to land.
Pulford stalling in the clinch but De Gaul improves position.
De Gaul misses with some punches.
Pulford throws a head punch that misses.
De Gaul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Gaul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pulford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Gaul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Gaul throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Gaul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pulford counters with a low kick, right behind De Gaul 's knee.
Pulford misses with a leg kick.
De Gaul throws a right hand that misses
and Pulford counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford slips under a jab.
Pulford lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Gaul's sensitive parts.
Pulford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulford misses with a body kick.
Pulford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Gaul swings for the body but Pulford moves out of range.
Pulford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Gaul misses with a looping left.
Pulford thinks about the counter body kick.
Pulford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pulford lands a leg kick that knocks De Gaul off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulford looks to score with a jab to the body but De Gaul is just out of range.
A big left from De Gaul misses.
De Gaul tries to bum rush Pulford with a series of wild strikes but Pulford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good work by De Gaul as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conway Pulford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conway Pulford!
In his post fight interview, Conway Pulford started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr Dre!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Avila is looking to improve his position.
Avila is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dre is tapping! Great win for Avila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gio Avila!
Our winner, Gio Avila, 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 Evad Atsituab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurko Tyrma will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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225 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evad Atsituab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsituab is just out of range.
Tyrma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atsituab moves out of range as Tyrma strikes.
Tyrma gets caught napping as Atsituab dives in and scores a takedown. Tyrma manages to retain guard.
Tyrma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Atsituab wants to control from the top but Tyrma keeps moving.
Atsituab throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsituab looking to pass the guard.
Tyrma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsituab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsituab lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atsituab throws a big elbow that misses.
Atsituab is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyrma has wrist control.
Tyrma keeping moving, preventing Atsituab from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyrma swings for the body but Atsituab moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrma. Atsituab does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evad Atsituab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrma lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab darts in looking for a takedown but Tyrma gets double underhooks and turns Atsituab into the cage.
Kurko Tyrma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atsituab counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atsituab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atsituab loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atsituab postures up in Tyrma's guard and throws a big left but Tyrma blocks it.
Tyrma controls Atsituab momentarily but Atsituab frees himself.
Atsituab with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyrma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Atsituab.
Atsituab throwing strikes from guard but Tyrma blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown but Tyrma shows good takedown defense.
Atsituab moves out of range as Tyrma strikes.
Atsituab is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyrma but Tyrma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Tyrma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyrma sprawls well. Tyrma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Atsituab gets slowly back to his feet.
Atsituab on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atsituab decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Atsituab prevents Tyrma from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyrma keeps working.
Tyrma is looking for a sweep. Atsituab is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atsituab scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atsituab wants to pass to mount but Tyrma is defending the position.
Atsituab thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyrma's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evad Atsituab dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyrma throws out a loose jab but Atsituab uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atsituab.
Atsituab attempts a counter takedown but Tyrma avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrma stuffs the takedown attempt from Atsituab. Atsituab gets slowly back to his feet.
Atsituab slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Tyrma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tyrma misses with a body shot.
Tyrma connects with a jab.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyrma but Tyrma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Tyrma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsituab tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyrma defends well and Atsituab ends up having to push Tyrma into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atsituab is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyrma lands with an uppercut that bounces Atsituab off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrma. Atsituab does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atsituab gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyrma counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyrma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atsituab's head backwards.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Atsituab with that takedown attempt.
Tyrma 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.
Atsituab darts in looking for a takedown but Tyrma gets double underhooks and turns Atsituab into the cage.
Tyrma leaves Atsituab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Atsituab fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyrma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atsituab with a body shot.
Tyrma cracks Atsituab with an open hand slap.
Tyrma lands with a straight right. Atsituab didn't see that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Tyrma as Atsituab shoots in.
Atsituab is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma throws an overhand right that lands on Atsituab's shoulder, as Atsituab tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsituab sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atsituab looks for a takedown but Tyrma sprawls well.
Tyrma looks to throw the jab but Atsituab is out of range.
Atsituab blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Tyrma. No joy for Atsituab on that attempt.
Atsituab bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrma throws an overhand right that lands on Atsituab's shoulder, as Atsituab tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrma misses with a straight right.
Tyrma throws a looping overhand right but Atsituab ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrma misses the jab.
Tyrma lands a right hook to the body.
Atsituab changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyrma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Atsituab throwing strikes but Tyrma manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsituab being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma trying to control the position but Atsituab is working away.
Tyrma controls the position from side control.
Tyrma trying to control the action but Atsituab is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurko Tyrma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tyrma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyrma wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atsituab shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyrma defends it nicely.
Atsituab with a poor takedown
and Tyrma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrma lands a body shot.
Atsituab with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyrma counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atsituab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrma throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrma misses the jab.
Evad Atsituab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atsituab shoots and misses
and Tyrma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Atsituab moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsituab will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyrma throws a hook but Atsituab blocks it.
Tyrma scores with a sloppy right hand. Atsituab should have avoided that one.
Atsituab shoots for a takedown but Tyrma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Atsituab closes the distance and clinches up with Tyrma, looking for a takedown. Atsituab pushes Tyrma against the cage but Tyrma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyrma throws a looping overhand right but Atsituab ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atsituab.
It seemed like Tyrma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tyrma slaps away a takedown attempt from Atsituab, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyrma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab moves away from the strike by Tyrma.
Tyrma scores with a body shot.
Atsituab shoots for a takedown but Tyrma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyrma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atsituab with a body shot.
Tyrma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atsituab attempts a counter takedown but Tyrma avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Atsituab moves out of range.
Tyrma throws the left hand but Atsituab avoids the punch easily.
Atsituab fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyrma avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyrma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atsituab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma jabs Atsituab right on the nose. Atsituab blinks but takes it well.
Tyrma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atsituab was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrma.
Atsituab appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Atsituab drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyrma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsituab appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Atsituab with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrma to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Atsituab is defended easily by Tyrma.
Atsituab moves out of range as Tyrma strikes.
Atsituab takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Atsituab darts in looking for a takedown but Tyrma gets double underhooks and turns Atsituab into the cage.
Tyrma lands a big uppercut and Atsituab crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Atsituab looks OK. Tyrma waves Atsituab back to his feet!
Atsituab is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsituab shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyrma sprawls well. He's pushed Atsituab's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh Atsituab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atsituab doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyrma counters with a stiff right hand.
Atsituab walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tyrma swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kurko Tyrma!
After winning the bout, Kurko Tyrma 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Street Gang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phat Funk!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been hearing reports that Noel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Funk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noel moves out of range as Funk throws a body kick.
Phat Funk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funk misses with a body kick.
It looked like Noel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Noel connects with a looping right hand.
Funk looks for the body kick but Noel saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Funk
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noel throws a right hand that Funk ducks under and follows up with a left that Funk also avoids with ease.
Funk wants to counter the offense by Noel and move into the clinch position.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel blocks the body kick.
Noel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Funk tries to clinch there but Noel circles away.
Funk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Funk.
Funk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Funk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Funk tries to clinch
and Noel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funk takes one to the chin there.
Noel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funk cracks the inside of Noel's front leg.
A big left from Noel misses.
Funk gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Funk tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Noel is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Funk buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Funk!! Funk is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Noel throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Noel!
Post fight, an emotional Danny Noel said 'It just wasn't your time, Bitch. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honza Kucera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honza Kucera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Honza Kucera!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kucera.
Kucera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kucera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gullit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NexGen Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Gullit dives in and scores a takedown into Kucera's guard.
Kucera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gullit passes into half guard.
Kucera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gullit wants to control from the top but Kucera keeps moving.
Gullit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kucera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gullit off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kucera is not going to allow Gullit to sit and survive in this position.
Kucera controlling well, preventing Gullit from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit wants to control his opponent's hands but Kucera gets his hands free.
Kucera looking to break Gullit's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gullit remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kucera will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gullit defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kucera working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gullit trying to control the position but Kucera manages to sink in the hooks.
Kucera has the hooks in. Gullit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kucera is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gullit knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gullit for a finish.
Gullit wants to control his opponent's hands but Kucera gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Kucera is trying to stick to Gullit's back but Gullit is turning into Kucera. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kucera's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gullit.
Kucera is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Gullit frees his head nicely. Oh but Kucera has switched to an armbar! Gullit is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Honza Kucera!
Honza Kucera is the new bantamweight champion!
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