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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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169 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
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165 lbs
36 - 30 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Vega lands.
Pithe Canthropus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Canthropus.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vega.
Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Canthropus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Canthropus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Canthropus wants to pass the guard but Vega is defending well.
Vega is looking for a sweep. Canthropus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Canthropus trying to mount his opponent but Vega defends it.
Vega tries to roll over but Canthropus keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega wants to get back to full guard but Canthropus has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Canthropus stalls from top position.
Canthropus is looking to take a break and control but Vega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vega is looking to regain half guard here but Canthropus keeps moving and retains side control.
Vega stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vega tries to bench press Canthropus off him but Canthropus keeps the position.
Vega can't do much from the bottom here.
Canthropus wants to control but Vega is keeping him busy.
Canthropus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vega is not content to let Canthropus control the position.
Canthropus controlling the position from side mount.
Vega wants to control but Canthropus postures up.
Canthropus scores with punches from side control.
Vega regains half guard.
Canthropus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vega defends it well.
Vega gets full guard.
Canthropus wants to pass the guard but Vega is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega is trying to control the position but Canthropus postures up.
Vega controlling the position.
Vega has his foot on Canthropus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Canthropus works his way back into a safe position though.
Canthropus trying to control but Vega is working from the bottom.
Canthropus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Canthropus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vega is keeping the position for now.
Canthropus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vega working a defensive guard here.
Vega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canthropus manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vega passes into half guard.
Vega works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pithe Canthropus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Canthropus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vega finds it's way round the side to connect with Canthropus's head.
Canthropus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vega is trying to control but can't.
Vega actively working from the bottom here.
Canthropus wants to take a breather but Vega is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vega wants to sweep but no luck.
Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Canthropus's guard.
Canthropus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pithe Canthropus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vega wants to pass the guard but Canthropus is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega pushing down on Canthropus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vega trying to control from half guard but Canthropus is working away.
Canthropus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vega wants to pass the guard but Canthropus is keeping the position.
Vega is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Canthropus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Canthropus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vega puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Canthropus won't allow Vega to pass to mount.
Vega is stalling here. Canthropus is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vega seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Canthropus has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Canthropus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Canthropus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vega is not content to let Canthropus control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega sneaks back into half guard.
Vega is in trouble now - Canthropus has advanced to mount!
Vega keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vega gets back to half guard.
Canthropus trying to control the action but Vega is working from the bottom.
Vega slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canthropus trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vega keeping full guard, as Canthropus tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Canthropus is one step ahead there.
Canthropus passes into half guard.
Vega tries to roll over but Canthropus keeps him under control.
Canthropus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vega gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Canthropus's guard.
Canthropus 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Vega 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vega connects with a jab.
Vega throws a jab when Canthropus was well out of range.
Vega checks a leg kick nicely.
Vega thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vega wants to clinch.
Canthropus gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega wants to control but Canthropus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vega holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega is staying active underneath Canthropus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vega is looking to improve his position.
Vega is pressing down on Canthropus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vega pulls Canthropus in close to his closed guard and prevents Canthropus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vega looking for a sweep. Not yet Vega, not yet.
Canthropus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Canthropus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Canthropus preventing the sweep.
Vega controls Canthropus momentarily but Canthropus frees himself.
Vega looking for a sweep. Not yet Vega, not yet.
Canthropus tries to free his leg and advance position but Vega is retaining full guard.
Canthropus trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canthropus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Canthropus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vega.
Vega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Canthropus throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
Canthropus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vega changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vega checks a low kick from Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but Vega moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vega is out of range and Canthropus settles back down.
Vega avoids the body shot from Canthropus.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Vega misses with a leg kick
and Canthropus counters with a three punch combo that has Vega backing up. Vega nods at Canthropus to acknowledge the strikes.
Canthropus scores with a nice right hand.
Canthropus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Canthropus.
Canthropus cracks the inside of Vega's front leg.
Canthropus tries to land a front kick but Vega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Canthropus scores with a punch to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Canthropus - that will leave a mark!
Canthropus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vega finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Canthropus throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vega.
Canthropus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Vega throws a good cross that connects.
Canthropus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Canthropus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vega scores with a three punch combo!
Vega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Canthropus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Vega counters with a quick kick to the body but Canthropus blocks it.
Canthropus lands a head kick. Vega smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pithe Canthropus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Canthropus 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pithe Canthropus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pithe Canthropus thanked VIRAL COMBAT for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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258 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Cutter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cutter.
It looks like William Cutter has been cut.
Cutter's coach down at TooKewl for Regular Gyms was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cutter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chukwuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cutter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Chukwuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chukwuma manages to avoid it.
Cutter avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Cutter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cutter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cutter lands with a left to the head.
Chukwuma lands an elbow just above Cutter 's eye.
Cutter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cutter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chukwuma keeps control of Cutter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Chukwuma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cutter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chukwuma has him pressed against the cage.
Cutter is leaning against Chukwuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cutter tries a body shot but Chukwuma blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cutter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cutter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cutter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick but Cutter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cutter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter checks a leg kick.
Cutter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Chukwuma misses its intended target.
Cutter tries to work over Chukwuma's front leg with a kick but Chukwuma checks it.
Chukwuma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cutter tries to keep at a distance but Chukwuma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cutter breaks from the clinch.
Chukwuma misses with a looping left.
Cutter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cutter swings for the body but Chukwuma moves out of range.
Chukwuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cutter.
Cutter is looking to clinch.
Cutter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chukwuma tries to score with a low kick but Cutter moves his leg out of the way.
Chukwuma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cutter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chukwuma.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chukwuma.
Cutter gets a clinch.
Chukwuma lands an elbow that stopped Cutter in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma prevents Cutter from breaking the clinch.
Chukwuma can't find room to land a body shot as Cutter controls the action.
Cutter dodges an elbow strike from Chukwuma.
Cutter is looking to break free of the clinch but Chukwuma has double underhooks.
Cutter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cutter works on Chukwuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Cutter can't find room to land a body shot as Chukwuma controls the action.
Cutter can't break the clinch.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cutter tries to work over Chukwuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cutter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chukwuma prevents Cutter from breaking the clinch.
Chukwuma looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chukwuma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cutter's brow.
Cutter lands a left hand.
Chukwuma breaks the clinch.
Cutter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chukwuma on the side of the head.
William Cutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cutter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cutter lands with a kick to the temple. Chukwuma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Cutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Chukwuma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cutter.
Cutter wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cutter. Chukwuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cutter moves out of range as Chukwuma throws a body kick.
Chukwuma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cutter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chukwuma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Chukwuma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chukwuma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chukwuma. That's going to slow Cutter down.
Chukwuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Chukwuma slams his shin into Cutter's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma throws a looping overhand right but Cutter ducks down to avoid it.
Cutter wants to counter with a clinch but Chukwuma pushes him away.
Cutter closes the distance and clinches.
Cutter blocks an elbow strike.
Cutter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chukwuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chukwuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chukwuma misses with a wild body shot.
Cutter throws a sloppy head kick and Chukwuma moves out of range easily.
Chukwuma tried to counter with a leg kick but Cutter avoided it.
Chukwuma misses with a straight left.
Cutter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chukwuma swats away the attempt to clinch by Cutter.
Chukwuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chukwuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chukwuma with a nice cross.
That has opened up William Cutter's cut even more.
Cutter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Cutter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chukwuma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cutter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chukwuma rather than just go for the knockout.
Cutter closes the distance but Chukwuma moves to the side
and Chukwuma counters with a good, hard body kick but Cutter shrugs it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Chukwuma blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cutter.
Chukwuma lands with an uppercut that bounces Cutter off the cage and back into range.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Chukwuma tenderised Cutter's leg. Cutter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cutter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chukwuma throws a chopping leg kick but Cutter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chukwuma is looking to chop away at Cutter's legs.
Cutter wants to clinch up but Chukwuma keeps it at a distance.
Chukwuma jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chukwuma misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutter tries a head kick but it misses.
Cutter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chukwuma. Chukwuma obviously looking to wear him down.
Chukwuma throws a nice head kick!
Chukwuma throws a hook but Cutter blocks it.
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!
Cutter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chukwuma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma moves out of range of the leg kick from Cutter.
It appears Chukwuma was looking to counter with a kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chukwuma 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 Cutter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cutter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cutter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.
Cutter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cutter tries to clinch but Chukwuma is having none of it.
Chukwuma connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutter forces Chukwuma back against the cage and clinches.
Chukwuma has a couple of punches blocked by Cutter.
Cutter tries to break the clinch but Chukwuma is controlling the position.
William Cutter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chukwuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tinashe Chukwuma is winning the standup battle so far.
Cutter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cutter wants to clinch
and Chukwuma counters with an inside leg kick.
Cutter throws a leg kick but Chukwuma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cutter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chukwuma appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chukwuma missing with a left hand there. Cutter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cutter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma swings for the body but Cutter moves out of range.
Cutter avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cutter's calf.
Cutter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cutter misses with a head kick.
Cutter lands a nice hook to Chukwuma's body. Chukwuma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutter throws a push kick but Chukwuma slaps the foot to one side.
Cutter scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Chukwuma.
Cutter tries to clinch but Chukwuma is having none of it.
Chukwuma avoids the body shot from Cutter.
Chukwuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chukwuma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cutter throws the left hand but Chukwuma avoids the punch easily.
Cutter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chukwuma scores with a sloppy right hand. Cutter should have avoided that one.
Chukwuma scores with a nice body kick.
Cutter wants to clinch up but Chukwuma keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chukwuma throws a sloppy head kick and Cutter moves out of range easily.
Cutter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cutter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chukwuma is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Cutter.
Cutter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chukwuma counters with a good low kick that Cutter was not able to check.
Chukwuma blocks a head kick by Cutter.
Cutter is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma throws a head kick that Cutter semi-blocks.
Chukwuma looks to land a right hand but Cutter moved out of range.
Chukwuma looks to land a combination but Cutter avoids it well.
Chukwuma staying out of range there.
Cutter is looking to clinch but Chukwuma is avoiding it.
Chukwuma tried to counter with a leg kick but Cutter avoided it.
Chukwuma clinches with his opponent.
Cutter wants to break free but Chukwuma has control.
Cutter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cutter misses with some punches.
Cutter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chukwuma missing with a left hand there. Cutter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chukwuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cutter 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 Chukwuma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chukwuma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cutter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cutter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chukwuma avoids the body shot from Cutter.
Chukwuma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutter misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chukwuma misses the target.
Cutter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cutter blocks a head kick by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chukwuma checks a leg kick nicely.
Chukwuma connects with a leg kick. Cutter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cutter takes the fight into the clinch.
Chukwuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cutter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cutter feints a counter leg kick.
Chukwuma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Chukwuma.
Cutter throws a leg kick but Chukwuma checks it.
Cutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cutter throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Chukwuma.
Cutter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
Cutter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chukwuma moves in looking to clinch but Cutter pushes him off.
Chukwuma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cutter is out of range.
Cutter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chukwuma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter blocks a leg kick.
You can see that Cutter has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Chukwuma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cutter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chukwuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutter moves away.
Cutter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cutter tries a low kick but Chukwuma avoids it.
Chukwuma tries a low kick but Cutter avoids it.
Cutter tries to clinch up but Chukwuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutter tries to bum rush Chukwuma with a series of wild strikes but Chukwuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chukwuma drops Cutter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cutter looks back up at him and smiles so Chukwuma waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cutter is rocked!
Chukwuma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cutter is still on wobbly legs! Can Chukwuma finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chukwuma lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Cutter head around and knocks him out cold! Chukwuma hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tinashe Chukwuma!
Tinashe Chukwuma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markku Huntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crisis by Twista Feat. Tech N9ne. 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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151 lbs
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152 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Markku Huntti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huntti.
Quinn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huntti, pushing him back against the cage.
Quinn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Huntti clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Quinn missing with punches from the back.
Quinn throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Quinn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Huntti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Huntti for a finish.
Quinn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Huntti is defending well though. Quinn let's go of the attempt for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn struggling to land strikes to the head as Huntti covers up.
Quinn punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Quinn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Huntti fending off the submission attempt from Quinn.
Huntti prevents Quinn from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Huntti is defending well though. Quinn let's go of the attempt for now.
Quinn thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Quinn misses with an elbow to the head.
Quinn has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Quinn tries to keep control of the position but Huntti is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntti covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Quinn looking for the RNC.
Quinn missing with strikes from the back.
Huntti avoids the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn scores with punches to the body.
Huntti covering up well under a series of strikes from Quinn.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Quinn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Quinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinn missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Quinn has got his arm under Huntti's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Huntti has spun round into Quinn's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Quinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huntti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quinn has a closed guard, preventing Huntti from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Quinn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huntti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Quinn is chipping away with strikes.
Huntti is not content to let Quinn control the position.
Quinn tries to move to full mount but Huntti actually manages to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is looking for a kimura here.
Marcus Quinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quinn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Quinn trying to control from half guard but Huntti is working away.
Quinn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Huntti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quinn is trying to control the action in half guard but Huntti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quinn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Huntti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Huntti feinted with a counter takedown.
Quinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huntti sprawls well. Huntti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Huntti feinted with a counter takedown.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huntti manages to avoid it.
Huntti feinted with a counter takedown.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Huntti moved away.
Marcus Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huntti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huntti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinn tries to clinch but Huntti is having none of it.
Huntti feinted with a counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Huntti circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Huntti but Huntti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Huntti circles away.
Quinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quinn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huntti rather than just go for the knockout.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huntti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huntti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quinn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Huntti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quinn somewhat.
Huntti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Markku Huntti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Quinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huntti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quinn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huntti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huntti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huntti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huntti attempts a counter takedown but Quinn avoids it well and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Quinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Huntti, which made it look bad.
Huntti tries to counter with a takedown but Quinn is quick to defend against it.
Quinn moves in looking to clinch but Huntti pushes him off.
Quinn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Huntti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huntti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Quinn sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinn tries to clinch up.
Huntti attempts a counter takedown but Quinn avoids it well and moves away.
Markku Huntti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn throws a leg kick
and Huntti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Huntti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Huntti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quinn 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Quinn!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Quinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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28
138 lbs
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37
145 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maven's waist but Maven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faber off to one side.
Faber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maven defends it nicely.
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maven misses with a double jab.
Maven swinging wildly here.
Maven moves out of range of the strikes.
Maven tests Faber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faber catches Maven with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faber.
No luck for Faber with that takedown attempt.
Maven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faber.
Faber throws a solid leg kick but Maven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Faber.
Faber shoots in and drives through. Maven sprawls well.
Faber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Faber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maven stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Maven throws a right and a left that Faber avoids nicely.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Faber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maven cracks Faber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Faber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maven defends well and Faber ends up having to push Maven into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Faber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maven. Maven obviously looking to wear him down.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown. Maven tries to sprawl out of it but Faber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Maven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven throws out a counter right but Faber avoids it with no problem.
Maven scoring well with a low kick there.
Maven misses with a wild combination.
Faber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber closes the distance and clinches up with Maven, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes Maven against the cage but Maven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maven slaps away a takedown attempt from Faber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Faber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maven throws an overhand right that lands on Faber's shoulder, as Faber tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faber is defended easily by Maven.
Nice defenses there by Faber.
Maven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maven throws a hook but Faber blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faber's hands.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maven lands with an uppercut that bounces Faber off the cage and back into range.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maven tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maven to the ground. Maven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faber fails with the takedown
and Maven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Maven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faber shoots in for a double leg but Maven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maven. That's going to slow Faber down.
Faber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven'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.
Faber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maven sprawls well. Maven wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Faber with that takedown attempt.
Maven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maven moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marcus Maven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faber moves out of range as Maven strikes.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maven misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Faber.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faber goes for a double leg but Maven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maven continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faber takes a swing at Maven's ribcage but misses.
Faber shoots in for a double leg but Maven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maven blocks a head kick by Faber.
Maven lands a leg kick that knocks Faber off balance momentarily.
Maven throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Faber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maven lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maven swinging wildly here.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Maven misses with a straight right.
Faber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maven.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maven feints a jab promting Faber to slip. Maven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Faber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Faber walks into a jab.
Faber is rocked!
Maven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maven leaves Faber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maven circles away quickly and effectively.
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber ducks under a wild hook from Maven.
Faber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maven drops Faber with a naaaaasty hook - Faber is in real trouble here! Maven dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Maven!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rickson Gracie enters the cage!
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23
170 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Pettis avoids it easily.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Pettis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is working hard here to advance position.
Pettis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Pettis is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Pettis defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Sergio Pettis has been cut.
Pettis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Pettis is defending well.
Pettis is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pettis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pettis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Pettis up and slammed him! Pettis can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pettis sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Pettis trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pettis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pettis's head.
Pettis 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.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pettis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pettis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Pettis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pettis is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Pettis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie postures up in Pettis's guard and throws a big left but Pettis blocks it.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pettis has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Pettis.
Gracie stands and throws Pettis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pettis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Pettis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pettis is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Pettis is trying to control but can't.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis gets back to half guard.
Pettis gets back to full guard.
Gracie distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pettis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pettis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Pettis's brow.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gracie is defending well. Pettis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gracie has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pettis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Pettis!
Sergio Pettis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John L Sullivan IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Careful. 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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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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsson under the eye.
Sullivan IV lands with a right hand.
Sullivan IV throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsson tries to clinch there but Sullivan IV circles away.
Sullivan IV connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsson swings for the body but Sullivan IV moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsson.
Sullivan IV sizes up Larsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sullivan IV moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Sullivan IV is out of range.
No joy there for Larsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan IV misses with a hook
and Larsson counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Larsson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan IV looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan IV tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sullivan IV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sullivan IV effectively controlling the action here.
Larsson has Sullivan IV pushed against the cage.
Larsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sullivan IV avoids the damage to the body.
Larsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sullivan IV lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan IV wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sullivan IV.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson is pushing Sullivan IV up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sullivan IV takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sullivan IV doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsson is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John L Sullivan IV.
Larsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sullivan IV manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan IV swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan IV. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan IV walks into a stiff left hand from Larsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larsson lands a jab.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan IV's shoulder, as Sullivan IV tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sullivan IV lands a jab to the head.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan IV throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan IV steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larsson. That one must have hurt.
Sullivan IV avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson tries to move into range but Sullivan IV moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan IV has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sullivan IV swings widly with a right hand
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan IV ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Sullivan IV misses with an uppercut. Larsson saw that one coming.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan IV.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
Sullivan IV takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sullivan IV staying out of range there.
Sullivan IV is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Larsson tries to clinch but Sullivan IV is having none of it.
Sullivan IV scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Sullivan IV there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
Sullivan IV connects with the punch.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Larsson takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Good body shot from Sullivan IV.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John L Sullivan IV will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot by Sullivan IV.
Sven Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson misses with a right hand
and Sullivan IV counters with a nice right hand that sends Larsson toppling to the canvas! Larsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sullivan IV finish him?!
Larsson is rocked!
Sullivan IV punishes Larsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan IV slips under a jab.
John L Sullivan IV seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan IV weaves into range and cracks Larsson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Larsson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sullivan IV is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John L Sullivan IV!
Sven Larsson was interviewed post fight and said 'Bork! Bork!Bork!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana comes to the cage accompanied by NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat. Yauch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight For Your Right To Party kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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31
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 2 |
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179 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arana moves out of range as Yauch strikes.
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arana throws a one two combo.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
It looked like Arana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arana has a takedown stuffed.
Yauch unleashes a big counter combination but Arana bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yauch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yauch tests Arana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yauch's calf.
Adam Yauch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arana half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yauch misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arana slips under a jab from Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch just misses with a punch to the body.
Arana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yauch.
Yauch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arana counters with a straight right hand.
Arana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yauch if he has to take too many more of those.
Yauch throws a right hand that misses
and Arana counters with a big head kick but Yauch shrugs it off.
Yauch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yauch at a distance.
Jab, jab by Yauch - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yauch.
Yauch tries to clinch but Arana is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana blocks a jab.
Arana changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yauch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yauch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arana's calf.
Arana misses with a series of wild punches.
Yauch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yauch scores with a leg kick.
Arana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yauch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Yauch.
Arana moves out of range of the body kick from Yauch.
Arana throws a counter high kick but Yauch was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Yauch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Arana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yauch throws a right hand that misses
and Arana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yauch looks to land a right hand but Arana moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arana. That's going to slow Yauch down.
Yauch looks to throw the jab but Arana is out of range.
Arana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yauch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arana 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.
Yauch moves into the clinch.
Arana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yauch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yauch wants to break free but Arana has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arana lands a knee to the head.
Arana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arana scores with a knee to the head.
Arana manages to break the clinch.
Yauch fails to land with a series of punches.
Yauch throws a jab but it's blocked by Arana.
Arana blocks a head kick by Yauch.
Yauch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arana is out of range and Yauch settles back down.
Arana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yauch misses with a hook. Arana ducked under it nicely.
Yauch wants to clinch.
It looked like Arana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yauch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Yauch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Yauch misses
and Arana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arana misses with a left hand
and Yauch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yauch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yauch cracks Arana with an open hand slap.
Arana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yauch throws a head kick but Arana moves out of range.
Yauch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yauch loads up on a big right hand but Arana slips the punch.
Yauch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arana drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yauch sprawls and moves away.
Arana shoots for a takedown but Yauch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yauch missing with a left hand there. Arana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch misses with a head kick.
Arana feinted with a counter takedown.
Yauch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Yauch.
Yauch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arana's calf.
Yauch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yauch misses the jab.
Yauch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arana is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Arana wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yauch tries to land a leg kick but Arana saw it coming and moves away.
Arana slips a straight right by Yauch.
Yauch throws a jab but it's blocked by Arana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yauch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arana is able to avoid easily.
Yauch wants to clinch up but Arana keeps it at a distance.
Arana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Arana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Yauch finds it's target.
Arana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Yauch.
Nice shot by Arana.
Arana looks to score with a jab to the body but Yauch is just out of range.
Yauch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yauch throws a leg kick that misses.
Yauch loads up on a big right hand but Arana slips the punch.
Arana is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana avoids the body shot from Yauch.
Adam Yauch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arana throws a big shot that misses.
Yauch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arana throws out the jab.
Arana staying out of range there.
Yauch clobbers Arana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arana blocks a jab.
Yauch throws an off balance right hand
and Arana counters with a nice uppercut.
Yauch connects with an inside leg kick.
Yauch throws a right and a left that Arana avoids nicely.
Arana attempts a counter takedown but Yauch avoids it well and moves away.
Yauch ducks under a wild hook from Arana.
Decent striking displayed by Arana there.
Yauch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana scores with a punch to the head.
Arana swings widly with a right hand
and Yauch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yauch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arana misses with a straight right.
Arana throws a good cross that connects.
Yauch lands a left and a right that send Arana crashing to the mat, dazed. Yauch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Arana is rocked!
Yauch throws a shot to the body.
Oh Arana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Yauch knocks Arana out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Yauch!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Yauch 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vamoosh's entrance music is Raga Charukesi. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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153 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poggle misses with a wild body shot.
Poggle sizes up Vamoosh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vamoosh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut.
Vamoosh throws a shot from downtown. Poggle moves away and avoids it.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
Poggle cracks Vamoosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vamoosh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poggle counters with a stiff right hand.
Poggle scores with a kick to the body.
Poggle moves out of range as Vamoosh throws a body kick.
Poggle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vamoosh with a body shot.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick
enabling Poggle to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle throws a lazy right hand but Vamoosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Vamoosh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timothy Poggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poggle moves away.
Poggle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poggle lands with a nice combination. Vamoosh backs away looking to recover.
Poggle loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Poggle looks to land a right hand but Vamoosh moved out of range.
Vamoosh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vamoosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poggle. Poggle obviously looking to wear him down.
Poggle tries to land a body kick
and Vamoosh counters with a takedown into side control.
Poggle dodges the ground and pound from Vamoosh.
Poggle is trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poggle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vamoosh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Poggle 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle sneaks back into half guard.
Poggle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vamoosh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poggle's guard.
Poggle is trying to control but can't.
Vamoosh slips a nice elbow through Poggle's hands, connecting with Poggle's forehead.
Vamoosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poggle defending well though.
Vamoosh wants to take a breather but Poggle is having none of it.
Poggle wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vamoosh is stalling here. Poggle is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vamoosh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Poggle has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vamoosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vamoosh is working hard here to advance position.
Vamoosh sneaks back into half guard.
Vamoosh is looking to improve his position.
Poggle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh wants to control but Poggle is keeping busy.
Poggle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vamoosh defending well though.
Poggle trying to control from half guard but Vamoosh is working away.
Vamoosh is looking for a sweep. Poggle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poggle wants to take a breather but Vamoosh is having none of it.
Vamoosh is looking for a sweep. Poggle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vamoosh is trying to control but can't.
Poggle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vamoosh wants to improve his position but Poggle is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poggle throws a right and a left that Vamoosh avoids nicely.
Poggle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vamoosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Poggle.
Poggle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vamoosh throws a body kick that misses
and Poggle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle throws a solid leg kick but Vamoosh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poggle.
Timothy Poggle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vamoosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poggle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poggle looks to throw the jab but Vamoosh is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Poggle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poggle tests Vamoosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Poggle misses
and Vamoosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vamoosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Poggle has wrist control.
Vamoosh distracts Poggle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vamoosh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poggle looking for a sweep. Not yet Poggle, not yet.
Vamoosh trying to control but Poggle is working from the bottom.
Vamoosh postures up in Poggle's guard and throws a big left but Poggle blocks it.
Poggle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vamoosh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vamoosh is in close to Poggle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poggle keeping moving, preventing Vamoosh from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle can't keep his opponent in guard - Vamoosh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vamoosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vamoosh trying to control from half guard but Poggle is working away.
Vamoosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poggle defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vamoosh lands a nice short elbow.
Vamoosh wants to take a breather but Poggle is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poggle connects with a crisp jab.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the leg kick from Poggle.
A big right from Vamoosh misses.
Poggle scores with a nice head shot.
Vamoosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poggle tries to avoid it but Vamoosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poggle to the ground. Poggle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh scores with a punch to the head.
Vamoosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Poggle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Timothy Poggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vamoosh blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poggle jabs at Vamoosh's body.
Poggle lands a body shot.
Vamoosh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poggle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poggle scores with a jab. Vamoosh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Vamoosh misses.
Poggle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timothy Poggle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vamoosh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poggle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vamoosh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot
and Poggle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poggle thuds a left hand into Vamoosh's body.
Poggle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vamoosh's sensitive parts.
Vamoosh throws a series of punches but Poggle avoids them all with ease.
Poggle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poggle lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh throws a right hand that misses
and Poggle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poggle scores with a sloppy right hand. Vamoosh should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Poggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poggle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Vamoosh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Poggle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vamoosh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Poggle clinches.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poggle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vamoosh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poggle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poggle thinks about the counter body kick.
Poggle throws a hook but Vamoosh blocks it.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Poggle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vamoosh thuds his right hand into Poggle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poggle cracks Vamoosh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Poggle misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poggle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poggle walks into a straight right hand from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a looping left.
Poggle lands with a shot to the body.
Poggle moves out of range as Vamoosh strikes.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Poggle connects with a leg kick. Vamoosh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poggle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Poggle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Poggle misses
and Vamoosh counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Poggle does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from Poggle.
Vamoosh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vamoosh closes the distance and pushes Poggle back into the cage.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vamoosh.
Poggle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vamoosh lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Poggle fails to land.
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vamoosh manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Vamoosh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vamoosh is trying to ground and pound but Poggle uses the momentary lack of control by Vamoosh to regain half guard.
Vamoosh is trying to control the action in half guard but Poggle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vamoosh lands a nice short elbow.
Poggle is holding on to half guard well.
Vamoosh is nestled in close to Poggle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Poggle trying to hold on to Vamoosh's head to control him but Vamoosh postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poggle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poggle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head.
No joy there for Poggle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poggle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vamoosh. Vamoosh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vamoosh looks to land a combination but Poggle avoids it well.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
Poggle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vamoosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Vamoosh.
Poggle misses with a body kick.
Poggle looks to land a right hand but Vamoosh moved out of range.
Vamoosh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Poggle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vamoosh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poggle. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Poggle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vamoosh misses with a lunging right hand
and Poggle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poggle lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh 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.
Poggle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poggle cracks Vamoosh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vamoosh shoots in but no luck this time.
Vamoosh tries to work over Poggle's front leg with a kick but Poggle checks it.
Poggle lands a jab to Vamoosh's midsection.
Poggle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vamoosh.
Nice defenses there by Poggle.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Vamoosh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Poggle throws a push kick but Vamoosh slaps the foot to one side.
Poggle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vamoosh's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the side of Poggle's head but Poggle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poggle throws a front kick aimed at Vamoosh's knee but Vamoosh avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Vamoosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poggle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vamoosh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Poggle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vamoosh lands with a hook. Poggle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vamoosh shoots in looking for a takedown. Poggle tries to sprawl out of it but Vamoosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poggle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle's corner calls for a 1-2. Poggle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poggle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vamoosh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poggle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vamoosh scrambles back to his feet.
Poggle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poggle throws a lazy right hand but Vamoosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vamoosh throws a right and a left that Poggle avoids nicely.
Vamoosh throws a right and a left that Poggle avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Poggle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poggle throws a jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh slips a straight right by Poggle.
Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poggle.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Poggle.
Vamoosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vamoosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poggle misses with a kick to the body
and Vamoosh counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poggle lands with an overhand left.
Poggle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vamoosh checks it well.
Poggle misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poggle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poggle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vamoosh with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
Poggle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vamoosh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poggle feints and then cracks Vamoosh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vamoosh down.
Vamoosh drops his hands momentarily and Poggle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vamoosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Vamoosh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Vamoosh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Poggle misses.
Vamoosh avoids a kick to the body.
Poggle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh misses with a straight left.
Poggle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poggle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vamoosh throws a big shot that misses.
Vamoosh lands an overhand right.
Vamoosh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poggle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh misses with a looping left.
Vamoosh throws the left hand but Poggle avoids the punch easily.
Vamoosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poggle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vamoosh, as that shot connected.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut
and Poggle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vamoosh looks to land a right hand but Poggle moved out of range.
Poggle throws a body punch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vamoosh. Poggle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poggle lands a glancing blow to the side of Vamoosh's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
Vamoosh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick
and Poggle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vamoosh throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Poggle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vamoosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Poggle strikes.
Vamoosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poggle.
Vamoosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poggle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Donk. Poggle catches Vamoosh right on the button with a cross.
Vamoosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vamoosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Poggle. That snapped Vamoosh's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle just misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Poggle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poggle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poggle, right into the meat.
Poggle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vamoosh's calf.
Poggle blocks a leg kick.
Poggle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poggle, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poggle connects with a solid leg kick.
Poggle throws a body shot but no joy.
Vamoosh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poggle sprawls and moves away.
Poggle works the jab nicely.
Vamoosh throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Poggle thuds a left hand into Vamoosh's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Poggle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poggle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Poggle!
Timothy Poggle is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kable is trying to control Alzate's posture but Alzate avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kable prevents Alzate from moving into mount.
Alzate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kable keeps working.
Kable is looking for a sweep.
Alzate has an Americana. Kable didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Alzate is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Alzate hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Niko Alzate!
Our winner, Niko Alzate, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kids Of The K-Hole. Kickin Rad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Rad blocks a leg kick.
Romo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rad.
Romo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rad.
Rad misses with an uppercut.
Romo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by Rad.
John Kyle Romo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romo cracks Rad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rad avoids the body shot from Romo.
It looked like Rad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Romo.
Romo tries to clinch there but Rad circles away.
Rad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Romo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rad on the side of the head.
Romo throws a hook but Rad avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Romo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rad moves away from the strike by Romo.
Rad thumps Romo with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Romo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters by moving into the clinch.
Rad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romo blocks an uppercut.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Rad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romo tries a body shot but Rad blocks it.
Rad managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Rad misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rad scores with a knee to the head.
Romo working Rad over with knees to the body.
Rad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rad.
A short body shot lands from Romo as the two fighters clinch.
Romo scores with a shot to the side of Rad's head.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Romo dodges an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but Rad blocks with his arms.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romo tries to work over Rad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
Rad lands a good knee to the midsection. Romo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rad.
Rad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rad tries a knee to the head but Romo blocks it.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Rad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romo managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rad trying to land knees to the body.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Rad tries to land a knee to the head but Romo blocks with his arms.
Romo avoiding damage as Rad throws knees to the body.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo trying to land knees to the body.
Rad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Romo up against the cage.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rad misses with a knee to the head.
Rad can't find room to land a body shot as Romo controls the action.
Romo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Romo blocks the elbow strike.
Rad throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Romo.
Rad is breathing heavily.
Romo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Kyle Romo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Kyle Romo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romo throws a hook but Rad blocks it.
Romo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romo throws a hook but Rad blocks it.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rad's calf.
Rad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Romo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad trying to land knees to the body.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rad misses with a punch to the body.
Rad managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad avoids the damage to the body.
Romo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rad backwards.
Romo misses with a punch to the body.
Rad managing to block the knees to the body from Romo.
Rad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rad lands an elbow just above Romo 's eye.
Romo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rad can't find room to land a body shot as Romo controls the action.
Rad working Romo over with knees to the body.
Rad lands a nice uppercut.
Romo blocks an uppercut.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Rad blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Rad.
Rad throws an elbow but it misses.
John Kyle Romo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Romo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad misses with an elbow over the top.
Romo lands a right hand.
Romo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romo scores with a shot to the side of Rad's head.
Romo connects with a knee to the head.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo scores with a knee to the head.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Romo.
Romo pushes Rad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Rad blocks it.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Romo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo scores a nice knee to the body.
Romo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Romo.
Romo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rad's elbow.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romo.
Romo pushes Rad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romo tries a knee to the head but Rad blocks it.
Romo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rad blocks it with crossed arms.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo presses Rad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Romo as the two fighters clinch.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romo crunches a lovely knee into Rad's ribcage.
Romo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romo lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Romo.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rad avoiding damage as Romo throws knees to the body.
Rad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romo or not.
Romo working Rad over with knees to the body.
Romo misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Romo.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Kyle Romo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Romo.
Romo is looking to chop away at Rad's legs.
John Kyle Romo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rad misses with a straight left.
Romo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romo scores with a jab. Rad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rad takes a swing at Romo's ribcage but misses.
Romo misses the shot to the body.
Rad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romo scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romo pinned against the cage. Romo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo misses with a body kick.
Rad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romo scores with a hook.
Romo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rad circles away.
Romo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rad has time to react.
Rad is rocked!
Romo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rad circles away.
Rad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Rad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rad jabs Romo right on the nose. Romo blinks but takes it well.
Romo lands a glancing blow to the side of Rad's head.
Are you kidding me?! Romo ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Rad clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
During a confident post fight interview, John Kyle Romo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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