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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil comes into the arena with New Divide blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marfil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marfil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tanaka sprawls and moves away.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marfil is trying to push Tanaka away but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marfil is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Tanaka to work.
Marfil tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
Marfil is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka is controlling him.
Marfil misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Marfil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka has Marfil pushed against the cage.
Tanaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marfil has had enough of the clinch but Tanaka keeps him there for the moment.
Marfil working hard to break the clinch.
Marfil breaks from the clinch.
Tanaka pushes Marfil up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marfil is trying to force a seperation but Tanaka has the dominant position.
Marfil tries to break the clinch but Tanaka is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanaka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marfil up against the cage.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shingo Tanaka.
No joy there for Marfil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jienaro Marfil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfil misses with a hook
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Marfil misses with a hook to the body
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Marfil lands the left hand.
Marfil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marfil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka pushes Marfil up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Marfil.
Marfil tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
Marfil breaks from the clinch.
Marfil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanaka moves away.
Marfil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Marfil throws a combination that misses
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marfil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Marfil was not able to check.
Tanaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanaka avoiding damage.
Tanaka just leaning against Marfil, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marfil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marfil is trying to break free.
Marfil is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanaka has double underhooks.
Marfil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marfil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka stalling against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marfil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingo Tanaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marfil tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marfil misses with a body shot
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marfil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marfil throws a sloppy body shot
and Tanaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marfil lands a jab-cross combination.
Marfil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfil.
Marfil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marfil misses the target.
Marfil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfil.
Marfil misses with a hook
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Marfil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marfil lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marfil throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marfil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marfil takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Marfil jabs at Tanaka's body.
Marfil is looking to wear down Tanaka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marfil looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Marfil misses with a few strikes there.
Tanaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Marfil is wise to it.
A shot to the body from Marfil misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marfil's knee momentarily.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marfil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from Marfil.
Tanaka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tanaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marfil up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tanaka prevents Marfil from breaking the clinch.
Tanaka prevents Marfil from breaking the clinch.
Marfil wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanaka won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Marfil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tanaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfil wants to break free but Tanaka has control.
Marfil is trying to break free.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Marfil tries to throw a body punch but Tanaka avoids it by throwing Marfil back against the cage.
Marfil effectively controlling the action here.
Marfil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tanaka stalling.
Tanaka is stalling here.
Marfil tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marfil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marfil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marfil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tanaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marfil up against the cage.
Marfil tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
Marfil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shingo Tanaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka is stalling here.
Marfil tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
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 Jienaro Marfil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marfil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marfil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marfil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Marfil is trying to stall.
Tanaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marfil's efforts to push away.
Marfil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfil tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
Marfil being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marfil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marfil trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
Marfil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marfil misses with a body shot
and Tanaka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marfil really felt that one!
Marfil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marfil.
Tanaka dodges the punch combination from Marfil.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Marfil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Marfil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanaka counters with a low kick, right behind Marfil 's knee.
Marfil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marfil throws a combination that misses
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Marfil was not able to check.
Marfil tries to keep at a distance but Tanaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marfil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tanaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Marfil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka slows down the pace here.
Marfil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanaka is stalling here.
Marfil tries to break the clinch but Tanaka is controlling the position.
Tanaka keeps control of Marfil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tanaka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on Marfil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shingo Tanaka.
Marfil throws a series of punches but Tanaka avoids them all with ease.
Tanaka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marfil throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marfil swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Marfil misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Marfil throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a good, hard body kick but Marfil shrugs it off.
Marfil looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marfil misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Tanaka throws a leg kick which misses Marfil's front leg but catches the back leg as Marfil tries to avoid it.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marfil misses with a body shot
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shingo Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tanaka 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shingo Tanaka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shingo Tanaka made sure he mentioned 95% Laundry , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place. James Penn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shang under the eye.
Penn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Penn misses.
Jab by Shang.
Shang moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Shang has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shang working aggressively here.
Shang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penn up against the cage.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Shang, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoiding damage as Shang throws knees to the body.
Shang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shang obliges.
Shang struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Shang.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Shang, against the cage.
Shang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Shang misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Penn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Shang lands a nice uppercut.
Shang prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Shang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shang walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shang.
Shang walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shang scores with a hook.
Shang thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Shang throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn controlling Shang's posture.
Shang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn controls Shang momentarily but Shang frees himself.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shang throwing strikes but missing.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Penn scores with the left hand. Shang knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Penn - that will leave a mark!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shang dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Shang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Shang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Shang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shang's guard.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Shang is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hai Shang 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.
A jab lands there for Shang.
Penn throws a hook but Shang avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Shang's shoulder, as Shang tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shang takes one on the button.
Shang looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shang misses with a leg kick
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shang throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Shang throws a head kick that misses.
Penn slips under a jab from Shang.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Shang counters with a solid body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shang 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 Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
As Shang looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo bu Shang just gets out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn, right into the meat.
Shang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Shang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shang throwing strikes but missing.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Shang from controlling successfully.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shang stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Penn throws up his legs and catches Shang in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Shang tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Penn! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Penn!
A victorious James Penn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen White Rabbit as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coleman Jr rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Scott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coleman Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coleman Jr gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.
Coleman Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Coleman Jr, against the cage.
Coleman Jr misses with a knee strike.
Scott has clasped his hands together around Coleman Jr's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Coleman Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scott's best efforts.
Coleman Jr wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Coleman Jr is defending well.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott wants to free his trapped foot but Coleman Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Scott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Scott prevents Coleman Jr from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott misses with a head shot. Coleman Jr uses the momentum to regain guard.
Coleman Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coleman Jr keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman Jr is keeping the position for now.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Scott passes into half guard.
Scott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Scott is nestled in close to Coleman Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coleman Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coleman Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Coleman Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mark Coleman Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Scott.
Coleman Jr throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott feints the counter takedown.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman Jr swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
Coleman Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coleman Jr's guard.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Jr wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman Jr is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Coleman Jr has passed into half guard!
Scott landing strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Coleman Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coleman Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott throws out a counter right but Coleman Jr avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr instigates a clinch.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coleman Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Scott has Coleman Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coleman Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mark Coleman Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Scott.
Coleman Jr is stalling here.
Scott looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Scott tries for a takedown but Coleman Jr manages to get underhooks.
Coleman Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Coleman Jr misses with some punches.
Scott has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Coleman Jr regains guard immediately.
Scott postures up in Coleman Jr's guard and throws a big left but Coleman Jr blocks it.
Coleman Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Coleman Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Our spies down at at Kombat MMA inform us that Scott has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Coleman Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Coleman Jr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Coleman Jr cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Scott is rocked!
Coleman Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Coleman Jr unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Scott wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Coleman Jr celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman Jr!
Mark Coleman Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Soul Supremacy Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drunken Hermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Edmund Fitzgerald. Drunken Hermit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Watt's chin.
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157 lbs
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25
165 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drunken Hermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt lands with a good body shot.
Watt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Watt.
Watt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Hermit misses.
Watt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hermit is trying to drag Watt to the mat but Watt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermit's elbow.
Watt manages to pull guard.
Hermit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hermit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hermit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hermit is looking to work some ground and pound but Watt has wrist control.
Hermit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermit won't allow Watt to sweep him here.
Watt trying to control the position.
Hermit is looking to work some ground and pound but Watt has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hermit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hermit trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Hermit throwing strikes but missing.
Hermit tries to stand but Watt is controlling from the bottom.
Hermit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watt wants to sweep here but Hermit controlling him for the moment.
Watt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hermit is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hermit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hermit stands up over Watt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hermit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hermit trying to control the position from guard on top but Watt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hermit throwing strikes from guard but Watt blocks nicely.
Watt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermit stands up over Watt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watt keeping moving, preventing Hermit from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hermit prevents Watt from getting back to his feet.
Watt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hermit is aware though and is defending well.
Hermit is working Watt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watt keeping moving, preventing Hermit from controlling successfully.
Hermit landing some decent shots from guard.
Hermit works over Watt with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermit trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Watt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hermit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hermit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hermit trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Watt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hermit.
Hermit postures up in Watt's guard and throws a big left but Watt blocks it.
Hermit works over Watt with some ground and pound from guard.
Watt looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watt tries to stand and escape but Hermit is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Watt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hermit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watt circles away.
Hermit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watt defends well and Hermit ends up having to push Watt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hermit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hermit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drunken Hermit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt clobbers Hermit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hermit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watt counters with a straight right hand.
Hermit has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Hermit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hermit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Watt wants to improve his position but Hermit is controlling well.
Hermit seems to be working for a kimura but Watt defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit prevents Watt from improving his position.
Hermit trying to control from half guard but Watt is working away.
Watt tries to roll over but Hermit keeps him under control.
Hermit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Watt sees it coming and defends easily.
Watt pushes Hermit off looking to stand but Hermit dives back in and keeps control.
Hermit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hermit wants to control but Watt is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watt tries to roll over but Hermit keeps him under control.
Watt trying to hold on to Hermit's head to control him but Hermit postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Hermit there.
Watt wants to control but Hermit is keeping busy.
Hermit drops an elbow to the side of Watt's head.
Watt trying to get back to full guard but Hermit takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hermit scoring with strikes but Watt is staying in there.
Watt holds of for dear life.
Hermit landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt is looking to improve his position but Hermit isn't that keen on the idea.
Hermit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hermit avoids the attempt from Watt to control.
Hermit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Watt wants to try and get back to his feet.
Watt wants to control but Hermit is having none of it.
Hermit with good strikes from the mount here!
Hermit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Watt is surviving well by controlling Hermit's body position as best he can.
Hermit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watt?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermit tries to control but Watt wriggling away.
Hermit with good strikes from the mount here!
Watt is rocked!
Hermit lands a heavy elbow.
Watt is still in real trouble! Can Hermit finish him?
Watt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hermit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Watt is desperately trying to improve his position but Hermit has a good base and remains in mount.
Watt seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermit jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Watt manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Watt can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drunken Hermit dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Watt lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Hermit with that takedown attempt.
Watt throws a counter combo.
Hermit swats away the attempt to clinch by Watt.
Watt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hermit, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watt.
Hermit looking for a takedown.
Watt breaks from the clinch.
Hermit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drunken Hermit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hermit or perhaps it was just good defense by Watt, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watt sprawls well. Watt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hermit gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit dives in for a single leg takedown but Watt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hermit clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Watt.
Hermit is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watt working the clinch nicely. Hermit is working for position but Watt cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hermit crumples up against the cage and Watt lands two more shots before the ref can save Hermit! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Scott Watt!
An out of breath Scott Watt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
139 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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39
142 lbs
20 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greer Leonardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson clobbers Lankari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leonardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lankari manages to avoid it.
Leonardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonardson. That snapped Lankari's head back.
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lankari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leonardson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonardson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lankari checks it well.
Leonardson thows a leg kick but Lankari checks it
and Lankari counters with a shoot takedown. Leonardson fights it but they end up in guard.
Lankari is standing up over Leonardson. Leonardson looks to escape but Lankari dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lankari throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Leonardson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Leonardson trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson is controlling Lankari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Leonardson is trying to maintain the position but Lankari is very close to passing his half guard.
Lankari wants to free his trapped foot but Leonardson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lankari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lankari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lankari is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leonardson sees it coming and defends easily.
Lankari wants to control but Leonardson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lankari lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lankari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lankari wants to pass to mount but Leonardson is defending the position.
Lankari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leonardson wants to get back to his feet.
Lankari is nestled in close to Leonardson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonardson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leonardson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lankari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leonardson's head.
Lankari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leonardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lankari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leonardson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lankari manages to pass to side control.
Leonardson is looking to get back to full guard here but Lankari has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari decides to stand back up.
Leonardson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lankari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardson is looking to clinch but Lankari is avoiding it.
Leonardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lankari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Leonardson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lankari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Leonardson defends it well.
Leonardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lankari feints the counter takedown.
Leonardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lankari moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Leonardson as Lankari shoots in.
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!
Lankari is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Leonardson's half guard.
Leonardson pushes Lankari off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greer Leonardson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lankari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leonardson tries to avoid it but Lankari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leonardson to the ground. Leonardson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lankari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonardson is fending him off so far but Lankari persists. Nope, Leonardson circles away and we're back to standing.
Leonardson lands a head kick!
Lankari dives in and scores a takedown into Leonardson's guard.
Lankari wanted to stand there but Leonardson had control of the position.
Lankari trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lankari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leonardson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari forces his way into half guard.
Leonardson trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Leonardson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lankari is working away from the top position though.
Lankari is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lankari connects with a nice short shot to Leonardson's temple.
Lankari tries to stand but can't do so whilst Leonardson controls his leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lankari connects with a nice short shot to Leonardson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leonardson kicks off Lankari and gets to his feet.
Lankari shoots for a double leg takedown but Leonardson sprawls well. He's pushed Lankari's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Greer Leonardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Leonardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lankari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leonardson's waist but Leonardson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lankari off to one side.
It looked like Leonardson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lankari.
Leonardson misses with a head kick.
Lankari feints the counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lankari.
Greer Leonardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lankari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leonardson throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lankari feints the counter takedown.
Lankari fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonardson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Leonardson's guard.
Lankari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leonardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lankari is aware though and is defending well.
Leonardson has his foot on Lankari's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lankari works his way back into a safe position though.
Lankari passes Leonardson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leonardson trying to control here.
Lankari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lankari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lankari throwing shots but Leonardson is blocking nicely.
Lankari wants to stand but Leonardson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari moves nicely into side control.
Leonardson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leonardson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lankari connects with a decent elbow.
Leonardson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lankari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lankari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leonardson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leonardson is pressing down on Lankari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lankari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leonardson, up you get!
Leonardson thows a leg kick but Lankari checks it
and Lankari counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greer Leonardson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leonardson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Lankari tries to counter it with a takedown but Leonardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lankari throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leonardson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lankari is in Leonardson's guard.
Lankari throwing strikes but missing.
Lankari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leonardson keeping full guard, as Lankari tries to pass.
Lankari gets to his feet - Leonardson follows without any prompting.
Lankari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Lankari's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari tries to clinch but Leonardson is having none of it.
Lankari darts in looking for a takedown but Leonardson gets double underhooks and turns Lankari into the cage.
Leonardson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonardson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lankari.
Leonardson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Greer Leonardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardson lands a right hook to the body.
Leonardson throws a head kick but Lankari moves out of range.
Leonardson throws a looping overhand right but Lankari ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lankari steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leonardson.
Lankari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leonardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Leonardson backs off Lankari throws a huge counter combo but Leonardson manages to avoid it all.
Leonardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lankari.
And Lankari tries to counter it with a takedown but Leonardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lankari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leonardson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lankari doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonardson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greer Leonardson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt - Leonardson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Greer Leonardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonardson but Leonardson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leonardson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leonardson throws a right hand that Lankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Lankari also avoids with ease.
Lankari ducks under a wild hook from Leonardson.
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonardson throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardson throws out a loose jab but Lankari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greer Leonardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonardson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lankari back to the cage. Leonardson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Leonardson misses with a double jab.
Lankari tries to counter with a clinch but Leonardson shakes him off and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Leonardson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lankari will feel that in the morning.
Lankari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonardson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lankari is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Leonardson.
Leonardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lankari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leonardson avoids it really well and circles away.
Greer Leonardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leonardson throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Lankari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lankari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leonardson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leonardson throws a looping overhand right but Lankari ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardson cracks a nice hook into Lankari's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardson. Lankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardson throws a right hand that Lankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Lankari also avoids with ease.
And Lankari tries to counter it with a takedown but Leonardson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lankari checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonardson scores with a head kick. Lankari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hans Lankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lankari blocks a head kick by Leonardson.
Decent striking displayed by Lankari there.
Lankari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leonardson defends it nicely.
As Lankari looks to move away, Leonardson throws a big counter combo bu Lankari just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greer Leonardson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonardson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greer Leonardson!
During a confident post fight interview, Greer Leonardson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Hans Lankari was interviewed post fight and said 'No excuses here. Congrats.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhay comes to the cage accompanied by Tatsulok. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
13 - 14 - 1 |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buhay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pettis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buhay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pettis counters with a left and a right that stings Buhay.
Buhay misses the body punch
and Pettis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Buhay! Pettis lets Buhay back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Buhay is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buhay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Pettis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Buhay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pettis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis misses with the combination.
Buhay throws a combination that misses
and Pettis counters with a nice right hand that sends Buhay toppling to the canvas! Buhay scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pettis finish him?!
Pettis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pettis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Buhay! Pettis lets Buhay back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Buhay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pettis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buhay misses with a combination
and Pettis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Pettis!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Pettis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bagong Buhay was interviewed post fight and said 'I already fought the toughest guys here in DFC and I ain't ashamed that I lost to these top guys but with a 3 fight losing streak I think this is it for me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes comes into the arena with Welcome To My Hood blaring out of the sound system. Nigel McHughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dillinger tries a head kick but it misses.
McHughes catches Dillinger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McHughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillinger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dillinger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McHughes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dillinger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McHughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McHughes with a hook.
Dillinger throws a predictable looking body shot
and McHughes counters with a straight right hand.
McHughes scores with a body shot.
Dillinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but McHughes is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut.
McHughes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Dillinger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McHughes throws a solid leg kick but Dillinger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McHughes.
Dillinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McHughes staying out of range there.
McHughes connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
McHughes tries to clinch but Dillinger moves out of range.
McHughes throws a body punch but Dillinger moves out of range.
McHughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillinger connects with an inside leg kick.
McHughes misses with a wild body shot.
Dillinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McHughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillinger.
Dillinger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dillinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McHughes moves away.
Dillinger throws a leg kick that misses.
Dillinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McHughes walks into a jab.
Dillinger throws a sloppy head kick and McHughes moves out of range easily.
Dillinger throws a one two combo.
McHughes avoids the head kick by Dillinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHughes throws a body punch but Dillinger moves out of range.
Dillinger throws out a counter right but McHughes avoids it with no problem.
Dillinger walks into a stiff left hand from McHughes.
McHughes lands a leg kick that knocks Dillinger off balance momentarily.
Dillinger cracks McHughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McHughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McHughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Dillinger throws a leg kick which misses McHughes's front leg but catches the back leg as McHughes tries to avoid it.
McHughes blocks a leg kick.
McHughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McHughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as McHughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dillinger wants to land a leg kick but McHughes is out of range.
Dillinger throws a sloppy body shot
and McHughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut.
McHughes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dillinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger misses with a hook. McHughes ducked under it nicely.
McHughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by McHughes.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but McHughes moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McHughes misses the target.
McHughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger lands a jab to McHughes's midsection.
Dillinger misses with a hook
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillinger misses with a double jab.
Dillinger throws a leg kick that misses.
McHughes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dillinger manages to circle out of the way.
McHughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Dillinger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dillinger misses with a hook. McHughes ducked under it nicely.
McHughes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dillinger throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling McHughes to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Dillinger misses.
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but McHughes is out of range.
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but McHughes is out of range.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
McHughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dillinger moves away from the strike by McHughes.
McHughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McHughes blocks a head kick by Dillinger.
A little feinted left hand from McHughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McHughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Dillinger.
McHughes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dillinger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McHughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillinger.
McHughes misses with a body shot.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and McHughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McHughes slips a jab from Dillinger.
John Dillinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillinger. That's going to slow McHughes down.
McHughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Dillinger should have avoided that one.
Dillinger throws a leg kick which misses McHughes's front leg but catches the back leg as McHughes tries to avoid it.
Dillinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Dillinger is predictable there
and McHughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McHughes.
McHughes lands with a left to the head.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but McHughes is blocking nicely.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from McHughes does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Dillinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and McHughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillinger swings for the body but McHughes moves out of range.
Dillinger misses with a lunging right hand
and McHughes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillinger thinking.
Dillinger throws a sloppy body shot
enabling McHughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by McHughes as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like McHughes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dillinger.
Dillinger misses with a few strikes there.
Dillinger jabs McHughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dillinger scoring well with a low kick there.
McHughes rushes Dillinger and presses him up against the cage.
McHughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dillinger breaks from the clinch.
McHughes slips a jab and a cross from Dillinger.
Dillinger dodges the punch combination from McHughes.
McHughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and McHughes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillinger throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McHughes tries to clinch there but Dillinger circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Dillinger as he connects with a hook.
McHughes moves out of range of the body kick.
McHughes drops his hands momentarily and Dillinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dillinger looks to land a right hand but McHughes moved out of range.
Dillinger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dillinger throws an off balance right hand
and McHughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McHughes wants to slow Dillinger down by chopping away at his legs.
McHughes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dillinger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McHughes moves out of range of the strikes.
McHughes cracks the inside of Dillinger's front leg.
Dillinger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McHughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Dillinger's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes wants to clinch.
McHughes takes a swing at Dillinger's ribcage but misses.
Dillinger throws a wild body kick that McHughes sees coming a mile off.
McHughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McHughes scores with a one two! Dillinger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McHughes thows a leg kick but Dillinger checks it
and Dillinger counters with a left to the body.
McHughes connects with an inside leg kick.
Dillinger misses with a shot to the body
and McHughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dillinger throws a leg kick that is checked
and McHughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McHughes.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McHughes. Dillinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillinger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McHughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McHughes lands a head shot.
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!
McHughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McHughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and McHughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dillinger scores with a body shot.
McHughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillinger.
McHughes thumps Dillinger with a low kick.
A low kick from Dillinger is predictable there
and McHughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillinger misses with a low kick.
Dillinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by McHughes.
Dillinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Nigel McHughes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dillinger checks a leg kick nicely.
McHughes lands with a nice body punch.
McHughes misses the jab.
McHughes misses the shot to the body.
McHughes misses with a wild body shot.
Dillinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and McHughes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillinger thinking.
Dillinger misses with a straight left.
McHughes half committed to a counter leg kick.
McHughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dillinger scores with the left hand. McHughes knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Dillinger misses
and McHughes counters with a straight right hand.
Dillinger throws a low kick but McHughes moves out of range easily.
McHughes scores with a shot to the body.
McHughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dillinger misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger misses with a jab to the body
and McHughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillinger misses with a kick to the body.
Dillinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McHughes.
Dillinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillinger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McHughes takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dillinger throws an elbow but misses.
Dillinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillinger.
Dillinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Dillinger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
McHughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger drops his hands momentarily and McHughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dillinger throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillinger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McHughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dillinger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes connects with a nice looking jab.
McHughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillinger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dillinger throws a lazy uppercut
and McHughes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dillinger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McHughes.
Dillinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes 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.
Dillinger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger looks to score with a jab to the body but McHughes is just out of range.
Dillinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillinger blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice combination there by Dillinger.
Dillinger misses with a leg kick
and McHughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dillinger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McHughes is able to avoid easily.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillinger.
McHughes throws a right and a left that Dillinger avoids nicely.
McHughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Dillinger gets tackled into the cage by McHughes. McHughes maintains the clinch.
Dillinger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dillinger tries to break the clinch but McHughes is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dillinger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dillinger blocks an uppercut.
Dillinger wants to break free but McHughes has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dillinger obliges.
McHughes wants to break the clinch but can't.
McHughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McHughes wants to get back to striking at distance but Dillinger won't allow it.
McHughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dillinger's efforts to push away.
McHughes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dillinger or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nigel McHughes.
I think McHughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nigel McHughes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nigel McHughes made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tyson Pain was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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169 lbs
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178 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Pain!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pain working away.
Pain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maija knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pain controls the position.
Maija tries to bench press Pain off him but Pain keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maija has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maija can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maija regains half guard, as Pain was trying to land strikes.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maija loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
A slow jab from Maija misses its intended target.
Maija just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Pain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maija regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pain's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pain sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maija regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maija has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pain is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Maija.
Pain remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maija is trying to control Pain's posture but Pain avoids it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Maija is not content to let Pain control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maija napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Maija is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pain tries for a kimura but Maija is defending well.
Pain trying to control the position but Maija is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maija tries to buck Pain off but Pain is having none of it.
Pain staying calm.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maija is looking to reverse the position.
Pain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maija is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pain trying to control the action but Maija is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain shoots in and bounces Maija off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Pain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maija lands a glancing blow to the side of Pain's head.
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pain trying to control from half guard but Maija is working away.
Maija is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pain pulls his head out easily.
Pain is keen to just control but Maija is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain thowing shots but they're missing.
Pain looking to control but Maija is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pain goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maija is on top in guard.
Pain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pain content to control rather than advance.
Pain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Pain is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pain wants to pass to mount but Maija is defending the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pain closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maija's guard.
Pain wants to control from the top but Maija keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pain wants to control from the top but Maija keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pain wants to control from the top but Maija keeps moving.
Pain forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maija keeps working.
Pain wants to pass to mount but Maija is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maija's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pain trying to advance position but Maija counters by regaining guard.
Pain wants to pass the guard but Maija is keeping the position.
Pain forces his way into half guard.
Maija is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is keen to just control but Maija is a slippery customer.
Pain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pain trying to pass the guard but Maija defending well.
Pain wants to work for an arm triangle but Maija is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maija looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pain wants to advance to full mount but Maija doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pain trying to control but Maija is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maija quickly recovers to half guard.
Pain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maija has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pain. Oh but Maija has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pain goes limp - he's gone! Maija jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taneli Maija!
Taneli Maija was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Strapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to s.mouse - slap my elbow. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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33
190 lbs
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29
191 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darwin Strapp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Strapp blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Darwin Strapp has been cut.
Cooper tries to stall but Strapp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strapp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strapp presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Strapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strapp tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Strapp back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strapp as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strapp up against the cage.
Strapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strapp presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strapp turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Strapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strapp throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Strapp content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Strapp trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to control Strapp's posture but Strapp avoids it.
Cooper's coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cooper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Strapp manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cooper on his heels. He'll look to pass Cooper's guard now, I'm sure.
Cooper has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Strapp has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Strapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strapp misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Strapp fails to land.
Strapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Strapp shrugs off.
Strapp misses with a punch to the body.
Strapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Strapp fails to land.
Strapp has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strapp has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cooper uses from the top position.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Strapp is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper trying to control but Strapp is working from the bottom.
Strapp controlling Cooper's posture.
Cooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Strapp is retaining full guard.
Cooper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strapp is keeping the position for now.
Cooper stands up and waves to Strapp to follow him.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strapp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strapp swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darwin Strapp will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strapp.
Strapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Strapp feints the counter takedown.
Strapp missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Strapp misses with a punch to the body.
Strapp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strapp blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Strapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strapp's brow.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Strapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Strapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Charles Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strapp backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
That has opened up Darwin Strapp's cut even more.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Strapp scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Strapp takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strapp.
Cooper presses Strapp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strapp is breathing heavily.
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!
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strapp's brow.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Strapp misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Darwin Strapp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Strapp.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
Strapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper tries a body shot but Strapp blocks it.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper has Strapp pressed against the cage.
Strapp has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Strapp takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Strapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darwin Strapp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darwin Strapp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monster. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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34
152 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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27
155 lbs
12 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor lands with a good body shot.
Balor throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Balor throws a chopping leg kick but Armstrong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balor pushes Armstrong up against the cage in a clinch.
Balor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Balor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Balor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armstrong is trying to improve his position.
Balor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Armstrong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to regain half guard here but Balor keeps moving and retains side control.
Balor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Armstrong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Armstrong gets full guard.
Balor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong has his foot on Balor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balor works his way back into a safe position though.
Balor tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Balor throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balor postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balor scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Balor doesn't defend quickly enough and Armstrong has managed to lock this one up! Can Balor escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Armstrong on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bruce Armstrong!
After winning the bout, Bruce Armstrong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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