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BFC 98: Kaos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Bramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofa NappyNaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Bramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofa NappyNaps!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NappyNaps dodges the punch combination from Bramer.
Bramer scores with a push kick.
NappyNaps gets in close and instigates a clinch.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bramer is defending well for now.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bramer.
NappyNaps missing with knees to the body.
NappyNaps misses with an elbow strike.
NappyNaps pushes off an throws an elbow but Bramer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bramer.
NappyNaps looking to throw knees to the head but Bramer is blocking nicely.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bramer is defending well for now.
Bramer tries to circle away but NappyNaps has him pinned against the cage.
NappyNaps taking a breather.
NappyNaps with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bramer tries to break free but NappyNaps pushes him back against the cage.
Bramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Bramer avoids the damage to the body.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NappyNaps throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bramer is trying to break free.
NappyNaps landing knees to the head.
NappyNaps manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bramer is defending well for now.
Bramer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by NappyNaps.
NappyNaps steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bramer.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bramer throws the kick towards the body but NappyNaps avoids it.
NappyNaps closes the distance and clinches.
Bramer tries to break the clinch but NappyNaps is controlling the position.
NappyNaps has Bramer pressed against the cage, preventing Bramer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
NappyNaps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
NappyNaps is trying to maintain a safe position but Bramer gets an underhook and turns NappyNaps into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Bramer avoids the damage to the body.
NappyNaps prevents Bramer from breaking the clinch.
NappyNaps creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
NappyNaps throws a knee to the head but misses.
NappyNaps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bramer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
NappyNaps avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bramer.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bramer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bramer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gregory Bramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bramer keeps the fight on the outside.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
NappyNaps takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bramer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
NappyNaps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bramer.
Bramer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bramer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bramer fails to land with a series of punches.
Bramer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
NappyNaps avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Bramer.
Bramer scores with a nice head shot.
Bramer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bramer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bramer loads up on a big right hand but NappyNaps slips the punch.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Bramer is avoiding it.
Bramer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bramer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Bramer circles away and keeps his distance.
NappyNaps wants to clinch.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
Bramer keeps NappyNaps at a distance using the push kick.
NappyNaps looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bramer misses with the combination.
NappyNaps doesn't manage to clinch there - Bramer circles away.
NappyNaps has taken the fight to the clinch.
NappyNaps throws an elbow but it misses.
NappyNaps looking to throw knees to the head but Bramer is blocking nicely.
NappyNaps throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but Bramer blocks with his arms.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bramer is defending well for now.
NappyNaps throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Bramer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good shot there by Bramer.
NappyNaps uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bramer.
Bramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but NappyNaps moves away.
NappyNaps slips a straight right by Bramer.
Bramer digs a good hook to NappyNaps's body.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
Bramer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
NappyNaps takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Bramer misses.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bramer throws an overhand right that lands on NappyNaps's shoulder, as NappyNaps tries to avoid the shot.
NappyNaps slips a jab and a cross from Bramer.
Bramer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bramer with a nice cross.
Gregory Bramer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bramer throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bramer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bramer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gregory Bramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bramer misses with a body kick.
Bramer lands a head kick. NappyNaps smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bramer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NappyNaps closes the distance and clinches.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bramer.
Bramer avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Bramer breaks from the clinch.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
Bramer throws a nice looking combination but NappyNaps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
NappyNaps takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bramer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bramer circles away from the clinch attempt.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bramer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Bramer keeps it at a distance.
Bramer misses with a hook. NappyNaps ducked under it nicely.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
NappyNaps doesn't manage to clinch there - Bramer circles away.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
NappyNaps moves into range and clinches up with Bramer.
Bramer managing to block the knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
NappyNaps is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bramer is keeping busy.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
Bramer tries to break the clinch but NappyNaps is controlling the position.
Bramer wants to get back to striking at distance but NappyNaps won't allow it.
Bramer has had enough of the clinch but NappyNaps keeps him there for the moment.
Bramer blocks the elbow strike.
Bramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
NappyNaps throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bramer managing to block the knees to the body from NappyNaps.
Bramer breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Bramer.
NappyNaps defending well as Bramer loads up on a big left hand.
Bramer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bramer throws a nice looking combination but NappyNaps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bramer circles away from the clinch attempt.
NappyNaps slips a jab from Bramer.
Bramer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up.
Bramer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bramer tries a head kick but it misses.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of NappyNaps 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bramer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bramer scores with a hook to the body. NappyNaps takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up.
Bramer misses with a series of wild punches.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Bramer circles away and keeps his distance.
NappyNaps uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bramer.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bramer swats away the attempt to clinch by NappyNaps.
Bramer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bramer circles away from the clinch attempt.
NappyNaps fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Bramer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
NappyNaps moves in looking to clinch but Bramer pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by NappyNaps.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Bramer is avoiding it.
NappyNaps wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bramer misses the target.
NappyNaps moves out of range of the body kick.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bramer cracks NappyNaps with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Bramer keeps it at a distance.
Bramer keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bramer cracks NappyNaps with a good jab.
Bramer throws a shot from downtown. NappyNaps moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by NappyNaps.
Bramer looks to land a body kick but NappyNaps moved away.
NappyNaps staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NappyNaps uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bramer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but NappyNaps circles away quickly and effectively.
Bramer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between NappyNaps's hands.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up.
Bramer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Bramer is having none of it.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bramer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Bramer is avoiding it.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bramer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bramer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bramer swats away the attempt to clinch by NappyNaps.
NappyNaps tries to clinch there but Bramer circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Bramer keeps it at a distance.
Bramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
NappyNaps on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NappyNaps clinches.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bramer takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
NappyNaps missing with knees to the body.
NappyNaps misses with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps trying to stall but Bramer improves his position.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bramer.
Bramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NappyNaps misses with an elbow strike.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by NappyNaps.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bramer breaks from the clinch.
NappyNaps uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bramer.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Bramer is avoiding it.
NappyNaps avoids a kick to the body.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Bramer circles away and keeps his distance.
NappyNaps takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NappyNaps moves into the clinch successfully.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bramer wants to break free but NappyNaps has control.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bramer avoids it.
Bramer avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Bramer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bramer swinging wildly here.
A big right from Bramer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch but Bramer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bramer misses with a wild combination.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps moves in looking to clinch but Bramer pushes him off.
Kristofa NappyNaps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bramer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
NappyNaps throws a head kick but Bramer moves out of range.
Bramer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before NappyNaps can pounce on him.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bramer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bramer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NappyNaps lands a front kick.
NappyNaps misses with a low kick.
Gregory Bramer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
NappyNaps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Bramer misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kristofa NappyNaps.
I think Bramer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Bramer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egan comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains- Man In a Box. Stackhouse has chosen Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan moves into the clinch.
Egan can't find room to land a body shot as Stackhouse controls the action.
Egan tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Egan back against the cage.
Egan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Egan leaning against his opponent.
Stackhouse digs a right hand into Egan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egan's gas tank.
Stackhouse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Egan tries to throw a body punch but Stackhouse avoids it by throwing Egan back against the cage.
Egan is trying to stall.
Stackhouse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egan or not.
Egan pushes off an throws an elbow but Stackhouse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Egan stalling the fight.
Egan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stackhouse's elbow.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egan lands a left hand.
Egan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Egan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Egan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse lands a shoulder strike.
Stackhouse lands with a right to the head.
Stackhouse stalling in the clinch.
Stackhouse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stackhouse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egan prevents a body shot from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egan misses with a body punch.
Egan stalling in the clinch but Stackhouse improves position.
Stackhouse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stackhouse jumps into guard, dragging Egan to the mat.
Egan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stackhouse controlling Egan's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Egan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stackhouse 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.
Egan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stackhouse controls Egan momentarily but Egan frees himself.
Egan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stackhouse trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stackhouse wants to sweep but no luck.
Egan wants to control from the top but Stackhouse keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot.
Egan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stackhouse circles away quickly and effectively.
Stackhouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Egan scores with a hook to the body. Stackhouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stackhouse digs a good body shot into Egan's ribs.
Egan tries to clinch but Stackhouse is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egan. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Egan looks to land a right hand but Stackhouse moved out of range.
Egan scores with a hook to the body. Stackhouse takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Egan throws a hook but Stackhouse avoids it easily.
Stackhouse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egan misses with a series of wild punches.
Egan tries to clinch up but Stackhouse circles away and keeps his distance.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egan.
Egan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stackhouse blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Egan 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.
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut. Egan saw that one coming.
Egan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and Egan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stackhouse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egan.
Stackhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egan throws out the jab.
Egan scores with a jab to the body.
Egan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Egan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stackhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Egan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stackhouse misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Egan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egan manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Egan rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan lunges at Stackhouse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stackhouse's hand.
Egan lands with a right hand.
Egan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brian Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egan throws a body punch but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Egan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stackhouse somewhat.
A jab from Stackhouse finds it's way through Egan's defenses.
A right-left combo lands from Stackhouse.
Brian Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stackhouse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Egan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stackhouse.
Egan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Egan throws a lazy right hand but Stackhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stackhouse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stackhouse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Egan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Egan trying to control the position here.
Egan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Egan wants to stand up but Stackhouse is controlling him.
Stackhouse is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to pass the guard but Egan is keeping the position.
Stackhouse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egan pulls Stackhouse in close to his closed guard and prevents Stackhouse from doing any damage or advancing position.
Egan wants to stand but Stackhouse is controlling the position.
Stackhouse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Egan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stackhouse is one step ahead there.
Stackhouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Egan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Stackhouse tries to free his leg and advance position but Egan is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
and Egan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stackhouse has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stackhouse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stackhouse is trying to stall.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egan presses Stackhouse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Stackhouse.
Egan digs a right hand into Stackhouse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stackhouse's gas tank.
Egan tries to land knees in the clinch but Stackhouse avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Egan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stackhouse can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse tries to break the clinch but Egan is controlling the position.
Egan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stackhouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Egan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Egan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stackhouse lands with a shot to the body.
Egan looks to land a combination but Stackhouse avoids it well.
Egan misses with a wild combination.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Egan moves out of range.
Stackhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse moves away from the strike by Egan.
A jab from Egan finds it's way through Stackhouse's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Egan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan throws a sloppy head kick and Stackhouse moves out of range easily.
Stackhouse misses with a takedown
and Egan counters with a series of strikes. Stackhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Egan is predictable there
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egan with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Egan misses
and Stackhouse counters with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egan. Stackhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egan throws out the jab.
Egan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stackhouse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egan lands a head kick!
A nice combination there by Stackhouse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands a head shot.
Stackhouse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Egan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stackhouse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egan.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Stackhouse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stackhouse.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Egan's ribcage but misses.
Stackhouse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brian Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan defending well as Stackhouse loads up on a big left hand.
Stackhouse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egan. Egan obviously looking to wear him down.
Stackhouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Egan's shoulder, as Egan tries to avoid the shot.
Dave Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egan slips a straight right by Stackhouse.
Egan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stackhouse.
Egan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stackhouse throws a right and a left that Egan avoids nicely.
Stackhouse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Egan.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stackhouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egan moves away.
Stackhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse cracks Egan with an open hand slap.
Egan is looking to clinch.
Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Egan.
Brian Egan is winning the standup battle so far.
Stackhouse ducks under a wild hook from Egan.
Egan with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Egan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stackhouse is looking to clinch.
Egan looks to clinch
and Stackhouse counters with a straight right hand.
Stackhouse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Egan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egan, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Egan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake has chosen Drake - Right Above It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws out a leg kick but Fendsor moves out of range and Drake only half commits.
Fendsor scores with a jab to the body.
Fendsor throws a front kick aimed at Drake's knee but Drake avoids it well.
Drake throws a leg kick
enabling Fendsor to counter with a crisp jab.
Fendsor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fendsor lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into rage.
Drake blocks a head kick by Fendsor.
Drake cracks the inside of Fendsor's front leg.
Drake is looking to chop away at Fendsor's legs.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick
and Fendsor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fendsor counters with a left to the body.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Drake misses
and Fendsor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fendsor.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Fendsor.
Fendsor scores with a hook to the body.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fendsor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fendsor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fendsor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fendsor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fendsor.
Fendsor lands a shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fendsor's brow.
Drake jumps guard but Fendsor stands there with Drake around his waist. Drake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fendsor smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake thows a leg kick but Fendsor checks it
and Fendsor counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake looks gassed!
Fendsor sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fendsor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake has his takedown stuffed
and Fendsor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barich Fendsor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Drake.
Jab from Fendsor.
Fendsor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fendsor lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
Fendsor presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drake tries to pull guard but Fendsor won't allow it.
Fendsor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fendsor stalling.
Drake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fendsor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fendsor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
It looks like Christian Drake has been cut.
Fendsor effectively controlling the action here.
Fendsor blocks an elbow strike from Drake.
Fendsor digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fendsor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Fendsor.
Fendsor lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
Fendsor pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fendsor works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Fendsor as the two fighters clinch.
Drake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drake tries to score a body lock takedown but Fendsor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fendsor presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fendsor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fendsor has Drake pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fendsor.
Fendsor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drake.
Fendsor cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Fendsor lands a body shot.
Fendsor lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fendsor.
Fendsor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fendsor scores with a shoulder strike.
Fendsor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fendsor works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
Fendsor works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fendsor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fendsor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Drake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fendsor managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Fendsor managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fendsor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fendsor walks away with a smile on his face. Drake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fendsor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Fendsor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fendsor to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and Fendsor counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Fendsor.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fendsor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fendsor cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fendsor connects with a body shot.
Fendsor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake avoids the head kick by Fendsor.
Fendsor rushes Drake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fendsor digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor avoids a wild elbow strike from Drake.
Fendsor is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fendsor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fendsor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Christian Drake's cut even more.
Fendsor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Fendsor works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
Fendsor has Drake pushed against the cage.
Fendsor crunches a lovely knee into Drake's ribcage.
Fendsor is working Drake over against the cage.
Fendsor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fendsor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Still in the clinch, Fendsor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fendsor.
A body shot lands from Fendsor.
Fendsor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Fendsor.
Fendsor pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Fendsor.
Fendsor lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
Drake wants a takedown but no success here.
Fendsor is pushing Drake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fendsor lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barich Fendsor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fendsor lands a head shot.
Drake throws a leg kick
and Fendsor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake throws a leg kick
enabling Fendsor to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and Fendsor counters with an inside leg kick.
Fendsor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fendsor counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fendsor.
Drake is looking to score with low kicks.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fendsor to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake throws a leg kick that misses.
Fendsor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake thows a leg kick but Fendsor checks it
and Fendsor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fendsor scores with a leg kick.
Fendsor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and Fendsor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fendsor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor checks a low kick from Drake.
Fendsor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drake's calf.
Fendsor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drake misses with the body kick
and Fendsor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fendsor scores with a jab to the head.
Fendsor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fendsor closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Drake stalling in the clinch but Fendsor improves position.
A short body shot lands from Fendsor as the two fighters clinch.
Fendsor works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fendsor lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
Fendsor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Fendsor.
Fendsor landing knees to the body.
Fendsor digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fendsor pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drake is looking to control Fendsor's arms but Fendsor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drake has his back to the cage.
Fendsor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fendsor lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fendsor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fendsor presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fendsor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Fendsor - that landed with a thud.
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!
Fendsor has Drake pressed against the cage.
Fendsor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fendsor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Nice body punch from Fendsor - that landed with a thud.
Fendsor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fendsor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drake's defenses.
Fendsor lands with a right to the head.
Fendsor taking a breather.
Fendsor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fendsor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fendsor's brow.
Fendsor taking a breather.
Fendsor avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Barich Fendsor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fendsor avoids a wild elbow strike from Drake.
Fendsor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fendsor's brow.
Fendsor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor blocks the elbow strike.
Drake looking to stall.
Fendsor lands a shot to the body.
Fendsor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fendsor stalling.
Fendsor lands a right hand.
Fendsor lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Fendsor.
Fendsor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fendsor is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fendsor down to the mat. Fendsor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fendsor moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fendsor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barich Fendsor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Drake.
Fendsor has Drake pushed against the cage.
Drake misses with an elbow strike.
Fendsor lands a left hand.
Fendsor avoids the elbow strike from Drake, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fendsor.
Fendsor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Christian Drake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fendsor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drake up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fendsor on the inside.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fendsor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fendsor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fendsor.
Fendsor is working Drake over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Fendsor.
Fendsor stalling in the clinch.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Drake.
Fendsor missing with knees to the body.
Fendsor lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fendsor lands with a left to the head.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Fendsor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fendsor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drake.
Fendsor presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barich Fendsor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Drake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fendsor!
Fendsor throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Fendsor lands with an overhand left.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake throws a low kick but Fendsor avoids it.
Fendsor doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake is looking to chop away at Fendsor's legs.
Drake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fendsor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drake throws a leg kick
and Fendsor counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fendsor. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Drake is predictable there
and Fendsor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and Fendsor counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake defending well as Fendsor loads up on a big left hand.
Drake misses with a leg kick
and Fendsor counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fendsor.
Drake throws a low kick, looking for Fendsor's leg but Fendsor calmly moves out of range.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake throws a solid leg kick but Fendsor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drake.
Fendsor forces Drake back against the cage and clinches.
Fendsor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fendsor's brow.
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Fendsor gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Fendsor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fendsor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
Fendsor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fendsor gets underhooks to prevent Drake's takedown attempt.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Fendsor is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fendsor down to the mat. Fendsor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Christian Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fendsor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fendsor's waist but Fendsor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
Barich Fendsor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Drake.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fendsor, as that shot connected.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Fendsor had a free shot at his head there.
Fendsor thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
Fendsor pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Fendsor scores with a hook to the body.
Drake takes an elbow to the temple.
Fendsor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fendsor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor avoids the elbow strike from Drake, against the cage.
Fendsor lands a left hand.
Drake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fendsor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fendsor has Drake pressed against the cage.
Fendsor lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fendsor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drake's defenses.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fendsor smiles and moves away.
Fendsor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fendsor lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fendsor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fendsor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Fendsor there.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fendsor counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fendsor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fendsor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barich Fendsor is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fendsor moves into the clinch successfully.
Fendsor lands with a left to the head.
Fendsor lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fendsor.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fendsor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Fendsor lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Fendsor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fendsor lands a body punch.
Fendsor lands a good knee to the midsection. Drake won't want to take too many of those.
Fendsor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fendsor working Drake over with knees to the body.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fendsor pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to score a body lock takedown but Fendsor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fendsor is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Fendsor - that landed with a thud.
Fendsor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drake.
Fendsor stalls.
Barich Fendsor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fendsor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fendsor is working Drake over against the cage.
Fendsor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fendsor blocks the elbow strike.
Drake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Fendsor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake is trying to stall.
Christian Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fendsor lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fendsor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barich Fendsor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fendsor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barich Fendsor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika comes to the cage accompanied by My Decision. 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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25
151 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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21
157 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good low kicks
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope punishes Bika's body with a nice straight punch.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bika.
Pope lands an overhand right.
Pope lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pope lands a jab.
Bika moves away from the strike by Pope.
Pope misses with a looping right.
Bika walks into a jab.
Bika drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bika.
Bika shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but Bika keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pope misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope throws a nice looking combination but Bika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bika moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Bika's head but Bika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope tests Bika's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pope lands a lovely overhand right.
Bika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope works over Bika's head and body with a nice combination.
Bika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Pope might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Bika's head but Bika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bika gets a takedown into half guard.
Bika looks to land a strike but Pope avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika prevents Pope from getting back to his feet.
Bika throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika looking to sit in guard and control but Pope gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pope wants to stand but Bika is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Bika wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope dominated that round.
That's time! Bika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pope lands a jab to the head.
Elvis Bika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pope, as that shot connected.
Bika scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bika thows a huge punch but Pope dodges it nicely.
Bika thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pope blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bika.
Bika misses with a head shot. Pope uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bika throws and elbow that misses. Pope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bika's guard. Nice move by Pope!
Bika controls Pope momentarily but Pope frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika wants to improve his position but instead Pope has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bika trying to control from the bottom.
Pope tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pope stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bika to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bika doesn't seem bothered though.
Pope walks into a stiff left hand from Bika.
Pope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bika swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pope lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Bika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luther Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope scores with a punch to the head.
Pope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bika's calf.
Bika bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pope's head.
Pope cracks Bika with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope swings for the body but Bika moves out of range.
Bika misses with a hook to the body
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pope cracks a nice hook into Bika's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Bika misses with a looping left.
Bika loads up on a big right hand but Pope slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Pope.
Bika misses with a straight left.
Pope misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pope throws a body punch but Bika moves out of range.
Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
Pope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bika moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bika.
Bika takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bika tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bika forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pope throws a body punch but Bika moves out of range.
Bika shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pope's guard.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika prevents Pope from getting back to his feet.
Bika wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Bika stands up over Pope, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bika in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bika stops Pope from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Bika slips a straight right by Pope.
Elvis Bika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luther Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bika looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pope clobbers Bika with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bika looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope lands with an uppercut that bounces Bika off the cage and back into rage.
Pope cracks Bika with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands a nice shot that snaps Bika's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pope.
Bika changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pope looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bika wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Bika postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pope managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bika.
Pope is looking to reverse the position.
Bika tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pope regains half guard, as Bika was trying to land strikes.
Bika looks to land a strike but Pope avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bika misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Pope as he connects with a hook.
Bika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bika uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to de liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
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 Elvis Bika.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Pope!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agila Galupad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agila Galupad is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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21
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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24
277 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agila Galupad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staton lands with a good body shot.
Staton defending well as Galupad loads up on a big left hand.
Galupad throws out a loose jab but Staton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staton ducks under a wild hook from Galupad.
Galupad swinging wildly here.
Galupad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galupad cracks Staton with a good jab.
Galupad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Staton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galupad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton throwing strikes but missing.
Staton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Galupad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Staton.
Staton throwing strikes but missing.
Galupad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Staton is controlling him.
Staton wants to control from the top but Galupad keeps moving.
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.
Galupad wants to stand and escape but Staton is having none of it.
Staton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Galupad avoids the body shot from Staton.
Agila Galupad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Staton.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Galupad misses.
Staton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Staton looks to score with a jab to the body but Galupad is just out of range.
Galupad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Galupad rather than just go for the knockout.
Galupad drops Staton with a beautiful combination! Staton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Galupad is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jeremy Staton has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galupad jabs at Staton's body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Galupad! Staton is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agila Galupad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Takada's choice of entrance music: Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
195 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Protagonist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada staying out of range there.
Takada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Protagonist scoring well with a low kick there.
Protagonist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Protagonist checks a leg kick.
Takada walks into a left hand.
Protagonist lands a slapping body shot.
Takada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Protagonist cracks Takada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takada tries to score with a low kick but Protagonist moves his leg out of the way.
Takada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Protagonist thuds a left hand into Takada's body.
Protagonist throws a series of punches but Takada moves out of range.
Takada throws a chopping leg kick but Protagonist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada slips a straight right by Protagonist.
Takada misses with a double jab
and Protagonist counters with a right hand to the body.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
Takada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Protagonist.
Protagonist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Protagonist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takada.
Protagonist throws a hook to the side of Takada's head but Takada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Protagonist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takada looks gassed!
Protagonist slips a straight right by Takada.
Protagonist is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Protagonist cracks a nice hook into Takada's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Protagonist blocks a leg kick.
Takada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Protagonist falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Protagonist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Protagonist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takada circles away quickly and effectively.
Takada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Protagonist misses with a shot to the body
and Takada counters with a three punch combo that has Protagonist backing up. Protagonist nods at Takada to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice shot by Protagonist.
Hiro Protagonist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Protagonist throws a body punch but Takada moves out of range.
Takada fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takada can pounce on him.
Takada throws a leg kick
and Protagonist counters with a straight right hand.
Takada throws a body kick that misses.
Takada misses with a shot to the body
and Protagonist counters with a straight right hand.
Takada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Protagonist was well out of range. Poor timing from Takada.
Protagonist fails to land with a series of punches.
Protagonist avoids the body shot from Takada.
Protagonist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takada cracks the inside of Protagonist's front leg.
Protagonist throws a jab when Takada was well out of range.
Nice cross by Protagonist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Takada misses.
Protagonist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada counters with a nice leg kick.
Takada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Protagonist misses with a looping left.
Takada cracks Protagonist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Protagonist lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Protagonist.
Takada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Protagonist to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Protagonist is out of range and Takada settles back down.
Takada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Protagonist throws a lazy right hand but Takada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Protagonist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro Protagonist is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takada - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Protagonist finds it's way through Takada's defenses.
Takada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Protagonist's sensitive parts.
Protagonist misses with a body punch
and Takada counters with a good low kick that Protagonist was not able to check.
Protagonist misses with a hook. Takada ducked under it nicely.
Protagonist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Protagonist misses.
Protagonist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Protagonist checks it well.
Takada misses with a wild body shot.
Takada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takada throws a low kick but Protagonist avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada lands a high kick!
Protagonist fails to land with a series of punches.
Protagonist misses the shot to the body.
Protagonist missing with a left hand there. Takada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Protagonist checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Takada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takada.
Takada lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takada, as that shot connected.
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!
Protagonist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
Protagonist blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Protagonist takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Takada throws a head kick that misses.
Takada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Protagonist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takada lands with an uppercut that bounces Protagonist off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Protagonist.
Takada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Protagonist goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Takada scores with a leg kick.
Protagonist misses with an uppercut.
Takada slips a straight right by Protagonist.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Protagonist is just out of range.
Takada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takada thumps Protagonist with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Takada.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takada!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Protagonist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takada can pounce on him.
Takada connects with a solid leg kick.
Takada lands a head kick!
Takada lands with an uppercut that bounces Protagonist off the cage and back into rage.
Takada fakes the leg kick and cracks Protagonist in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada delivers a nice body kick.
Takada thumps Protagonist with a low kick.
Takada shoots in but no luck this time.
Takada shoots in looking for a takedown. Protagonist tries to sprawl out of it but Takada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Protagonist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Takada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takada scores with a push kick.
Protagonist moves out of range as Takada strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Takada.
Good work by Protagonist as he checks the leg kick.
Takada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Protagonist. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Takada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Protagonist.
Some wild striking there from Takada.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takada. That's going to slow Protagonist down.
Takada is looking to slow Protagonist down with leg kicks.
Takada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takada shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takada is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Protagonist sees it coming and defends easily.
Takada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist is looking for a sweep. Takada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Protagonist is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takada sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Protagonist defending well though.
Takada is trying to control the action in half guard but Protagonist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takada is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Takada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist thuds a left hand into Takada's body.
Takada missing with a left hand there. Protagonist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Protagonist throws a combination that misses
and Takada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Protagonist thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist scores with a body shot.
Protagonist throws a hook but Takada avoids it easily.
Takada blocks a jab.
Takada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Protagonist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Protagonist. Takada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takada closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Takada wants to pass to mount but Protagonist is defending the position.
Protagonist regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Takada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada prevents Protagonist from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Protagonist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takada tries to roll over but Protagonist keeps him under control.
Protagonist stalling.
Takada tries to roll over but Protagonist keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Protagonist stands up and beckons Takada to join him on the feet.
Takada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Protagonist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Protagonist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Protagonist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takada misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Takada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takada 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Takada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by War by Judas Priest. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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218 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tony!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Constantinides shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Constantinides not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Constantinides works his way into full mount!
Constantinides tries to control but Tony wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony is desperately trying to improve his position but Constantinides has a good base and remains in mount.
Constantinides looking to control and managing it successfully.
Constantinides lands a big elbow.
Constantinides tries to control but Tony wriggling away.
Constantinides lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides controlling the position easily from mount.
Tony is looking to improve his position but Constantinides isn't that keen on the idea.
Constantinides tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Constantinides lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tony hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides landing strikes from the mount and Tony is in trouble!
Constantinides can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tony is looking to escape.
Tony is trying to escape the mount.
Constantinides controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Constantinides throwing strikes but Tony bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Constantinides postures up in Tony's guard and throws a big left but Tony blocks it.
Constantinides controls from within his opponent's guard.
Constantinides looking to sit in guard and control but Tony gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Constantinides swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Constantinides jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Constantinides checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Tony.
Tony misses with a hook.
Constantinides looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Constantinides throws an overhand right that lands on Tony's shoulder, as Tony tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Tony lands.
A swing and a miss from Constantinides.
Constantinides throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony scores with a leg kick.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Constantinides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Constantinides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
A big right from Constantinides misses.
Constantinides throws out a loose jab but Tony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinides on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Constantinides fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tony to the mat! Tony manages to get full guard.
Constantinides is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Constantinides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Constantinides trying to control but Tony is working from the bottom.
Constantinides looking to sit in guard and control but Tony gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tony looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides is pulling down on Tony's head to control his posture.
Tony won't allow Constantinides to sweep him here.
Tony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Constantinides works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tony is looking to work some ground and pound but Constantinides has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Constantinides misses its intended target.
Tony misses the shot to the body.
Constantinides walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Constantinides misses with a body shot
and Tony counters with an outside leg kick.
Constantinides misses with a jab to the body
and Tony counters with a nice double leg into side control. Constantinides won't be happy with that.
Constantinides parries the strikes from Tony easily there. Tony is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Constantinides to escape.
Constantinides managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony working the head with strikes.
Tony working away.
Constantinides is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tony's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Constantinides wants to improve his position but Tony is controlling well.
Tony sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Constantinides defending well though.
Constantinides is looking for a sweep. Tony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Constantinides makes his way to full guard, as Tony worked for a kimura.
Tony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Constantinides swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Constantinides wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tony stopping the sweep attempt from Constantinides.
Constantinides manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Constantinides looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Constantinides lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tony circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Constantinides scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Constantinides misses with a few strikes there.
Tony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Constantinides thows a left - swing and a miss!
Constantinides misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Tony blocks the leg kick.
Constantinides throws a shot to the body.
Constantinides is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tony.
Tony looks to land a left hand but Constantinides moved out of range nicely.
Constantinides scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Constantinides throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Constantinides throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony slips under a jab from Constantinides.
Constantinides cracks a nice hook into Tony's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides dives in and grabs Tony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tony pushes down on Constantinides's head and hops out.
Constantinides misses with a jab to the body
and Tony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tony looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Constantinides jabs Tony right on the nose. Tony blinks but takes it well.
Tony lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Constantinides.
Tony misses with an uppercut.
Tony circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tony counters with an inside leg kick.
Constantinides misses with a double jab
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Constantinides lands with a nice body punch.
Constantinides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Constantinides throws a big shot that misses.
Constantinides chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tony can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides slips under a jab from Tony.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinides. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Constantinides tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tony was well out of range. Poor timing from Constantinides.
Tony defending well as Constantinides loads up on a big left hand.
Tony avoids the body shot from Constantinides.
Tony defending well as Constantinides loads up on a big left hand.
Tony misses with a straight left.
Tony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony lands with an uppercut that bounces Constantinides off the cage and back into rage.
Tony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Constantinides was well out of range. Poor timing from Tony.
James Tony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Constantinides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Constantinides tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Constantinides loads up on a big right hand but Tony slips the punch.
Tony loads up on a big right hand but Constantinides slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tony.
Constantinides takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Constantinides sprawls well. Constantinides wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tony gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Tony.
Constantinides tries to clinch up but Tony circles away and keeps his distance.
Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tony.
Tony throws out a loose jab but Constantinides uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinides bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Constantinides ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Tony throws a jab but it's blocked by Constantinides.
Constantinides closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tony counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tony checks the leg kick.
Constantinides shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tony defends it nicely.
Tony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Constantinides misses its intended target.
Tony throws a hook but Constantinides blocks it.
Constantinides swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tony counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Constantinides pulls Tony in close to prevent any damage.
Constantinides keeping moving, preventing Tony from controlling successfully.
Constantinides has his hands on Tony's head, controlling the position.
Tony postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Constantinides is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tony, into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Tony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tony has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Tony!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Burn It To The Ground. Jackson Miller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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187 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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25
191 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackson Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belfort!
Belfort thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belfort misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Belfort with a nice cross.
Belfort moves away from the strike by Miller.
A jab from Miller misses.
Belfort shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller wants to stand up but Belfort is controlling him.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort looking for a sweep. Not yet Belfort, not yet.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller thows a big elbow that misses.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belfort works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller throws a leg kick but Belfort sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller tries a low kick but Belfort avoids it.
Jackson Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Belfort scores with a nice strike.
Belfort slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Belfort finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
Belfort slips under a jab from Miller.
Jackson Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Belfort was well out of range.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Belfort's knee but Belfort avoids it well.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Belfort scores with a jab to the head.
Belfort shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Belfort thows a big elbow that misses.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Belfort advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belfort working over Miller with some ground and pound. Miller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belfort not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belfort throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belfort is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miller!
Miller wants to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belfort with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the head.
Belfort 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.
Belfort avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belfort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belfort looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belfort putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Belfort lands a nice shot to the head.
Belfort is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Miller can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount.
Belfort avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Miller regains half guard.
Belfort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller tries to roll over but Belfort keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller pushes Belfort off looking to stand but Belfort dives back in and keeps control.
Belfort passes to full mount!
Belfort putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Belfort.
A nice elbow there by Belfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Belfort isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort wants to finish this one by submission but Miller is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Belfort.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Belfort dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller throws a leg kick but Belfort moved away.
Belfort dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belfort has a takedown stuffed.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
A combination from Belfort does no damage.
Belfort works Miller's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belfort goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belfort lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller throws a jab when Belfort was well out of range.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Belfort uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller scores with a jab.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Miller misses.
Belfort shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belfort takes one on the button.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Belfort works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Belfort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belfort.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Belfort.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Miller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller slips a jab from Belfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort staying out of range there.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Belfort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller throws a hook but Belfort avoids it easily.
Belfort thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Belfort checks a low kick from Miller.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Belfort darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Belfort comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belfort slips a jab from Miller.
Belfort bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belfort lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller manages to get back to half guard.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belfort working Miller over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Belfort has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Belfort maintains control.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miller really wants to buck Belfort off and get back to his feet.
Fedor Belfort overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Belfort working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Miller turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Belfort off and cradles Miller's limp body as Belfort celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Fedor Belfort!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jonners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Jonners has chosen Don't Fear The Reaper as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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22
220 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Jonners!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonners checks a leg kick nicely.
Assante on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Salvatore Assante has been cut.
Jonners comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jonners swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assante.
Jonners throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonners moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assante swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonners counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assante throws a leg kick which misses Jonners's front leg but catches the back leg as Jonners tries to avoid it.
Jonners lunges at Assante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assante's hand.
Assante is rocked!
Assante walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Jonners swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Jonners!
Johnny Jonners is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga comes to the cage accompanied by People In Planes - Last Man Standing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksi Borga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borga is looking to clinch but Kaiser is avoiding it.
Kaiser chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borga can pounce on him.
Kaiser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borga.
A right-left combo lands from Kaiser.
A shot to de liver by Borga. Beautiful body shot.
Kaiser takes one to the chin there.
Kaiser staying out of range there.
Borga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borga thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Borga.
Borga throws a combination that misses
and Kaiser counters with a head kick. That will keep Borga thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borga. That's going to slow Kaiser down.
Borga misses with a shot to the body
and Kaiser counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaiser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borga misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaiser.
Aleksi Borga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaiser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaiser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borga's calf.
Borga is breathing heavily.
Kaiser tried to score with a low kick but Borga checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borga.
A low kick from Borga misses
and Borga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borga throws a looping overhand right but Kaiser ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaiser lands with a nice combination. Borga backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Aleksi Borga has been cut.
Good leg kick by Kaiser there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaiser lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Kaiser does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaiser thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaiser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Borga moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Kaiser.
Kaiser explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kaiser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaiser scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser looks to land a right hand but Borga moved out of range.
Kaiser listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Borga moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaiser lands a left and a right that send Borga crashing to the mat, dazed. Kaiser thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kaiser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaiser can pounce on him.
Kaiser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser with a nice cross.
Kaiser thumps Borga with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Kaiser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Borga's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaiser.
Nice body punch from Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaiser lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leon Kaiser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Kaiser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaiser.
Kaiser lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaiser works over Borga's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaiser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaiser lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaiser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaiser connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaiser looks to land a body kick but Borga moved away.
Kaiser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaiser connects with a crisp jab.
Leon Kaiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borga misses with an uppercut. Kaiser saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaiser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaiser throws a hook but Borga avoids it easily.
Borga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaiser counters with a thumping low kick.
Borga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaiser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Borga dodges the punch combination from Kaiser.
Borga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kaiser counters with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borga - that will leave a mark!
Borga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borga.
Borga misses with a combination
and Kaiser counters with a low kick, right behind Borga 's knee.
Kaiser misses the shot to the body.
Borga avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Borga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaiser.
Borga is looking to clinch.
Kaiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaiser scores with a four punch combination!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Borga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a body punch but Borga moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaiser, right into the meat.
Kaiser misses with a body shot.
Kaiser connects with a looping right hand.
Kaiser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaiser slips under a jab.
Borga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaiser was well out of range. Poor timing from Borga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kaiser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Kaiser does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Kaiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksi Borga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Borga wants to clinch
and Kaiser counters with a straight right hand.
Kaiser misses with a hook.
Borga lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Borga is predictable there
and Kaiser counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Borga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaiser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaiser throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borga.
Borga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaiser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaiser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Kaiser as he checks the leg kick.
Borga scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaiser should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a straight right hand.
Borga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaiser scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaiser throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borga.
A big left from Kaiser misses.
A swing and a miss from Borga.
Borga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with a wild body shot.
Borga thows a leg kick but Kaiser checks it
and Kaiser makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Borga just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaiser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borga. That did some damage!
Kaiser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borga.
Kaiser throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaiser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaiser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaiser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Borga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaiser throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Kaiser finds it's way through Borga's defenses.
Kaiser throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaiser lands a big head kick that sends Borga tumbling to the mat! Kaiser takes a step backwards and waves Borga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Borga is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaiser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Borga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaiser works Borga's body with a nice hook.
Kaiser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaiser misses with a low kick as Borga jumps back.
Aleksi Borga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borga misses with a looping left.
Borga scores with a jab. Kaiser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaiser throws a one two combo.
Aleksi Borga's cut is getting worse.
Borga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaiser lands a big head kick that sends Borga tumbling to the mat! Kaiser takes a step backwards and waves Borga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kaiser! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leon Kaiser!
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