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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bernside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Bernside is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bernside!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bernside.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernside scores with a nice strike.
Bernside tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Bernside jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Young throws the left hand but Bernside avoids the punch easily.
Bernside lands with a good body shot.
Bernside throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bernside looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young cracks Bernside with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bernside keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Bernside tries to land a body kick
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bernside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernside throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young attempts a counter takedown but Bernside avoids it well and moves away.
Bernside throws a front kick that sends Young stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moves out of range as Bernside throws a body kick.
Young misses with a body shot.
Bernside delivers a nice body kick.
Bernside ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Bernside misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Bernside throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bernside lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
A big left from Young misses.
Bernside follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bernside throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Young is looking to clinch but Bernside is avoiding it.
Bernside lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been informed that Bernside has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bernside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bernside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like David Bernside has been cut.
Bernside doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernside gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernside tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Bernside avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young is leaning against Bernside and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Bernside controls the action.
Bernside works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Bernside goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bernside scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Young blocking some punches.
Bernside breaks from the clinch.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bernside fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Bernside blocks with his arms.
Bernside swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernside misses with some punches.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Young has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bernside tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Bernside back against the cage.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Bernside lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Bernside misses with the head strike.
Bernside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernside tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Bernside catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Bernside defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bernside - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bernside. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bernside closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Young out cold! Young corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Bernside!
David Bernside spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamison.
Jamison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Jamison.
Day takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jamison misses with a hook
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Day lands a nice hook to Jamison's body. Jamison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Day.
Jamison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Day moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Day - just one landing.
Day cracks Jamison with an open hand slap.
Nice shot by Day.
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!
Day with a nice cross.
Jamison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamison throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
Day throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Jamison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Day defends it well.
Day takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day is looking for a sweep. Jamison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Day actively working from the bottom here.
Jamison passes to full mount!
Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Day tries to lock up and control but Jamison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jamison prevents Day from getting the reversal.
Jamison looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Day regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jamison there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Jamison there.
Day looking for submissions off his back.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Day does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Day won't allow Jamison to pass to mount.
Day is trying to get back to full guard.
Jamison is nestled in close to Day, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jamison controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is working for a kimura but Day is defending it quite comfortably.
Day is trying to control but can't.
Jamison wants to work for an arm triangle but Day is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jamison wants to pass the guard but Day is defending well.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Day's head.
Jamison passes to side control.
Day is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jamison connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day sneaks back into half guard.
Jamison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jamison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Day does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Day's head.
Jamison trying to control the action but Day is working from the bottom.
Jamison is looking to advance position but Day won't allow it.
Day moves into full guard.
Day has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jamison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jamison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Jamison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Day finds it's target.
Jamison ducks under a wild hook from Day.
That kick from Jamison tenderised Day's leg. Day is trying to keep his angry face on.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamison looking to score a takedown here. Day is defending well but Jamison drives through and ends up in Day's guard.
Day has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jamison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jamison preventing the sweep.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Day has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jamison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day working a defensive guard here.
Jamison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Day's head.
Jamison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Day is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jamison working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jamison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Day can't keep his opponent in guard - Jamison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jamison working over Day with some ground and pound. Day looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Day's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jamison cracks Day with a big elbow.
Jamison has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Day!
Day is looking to get to half guard.
Jamison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Day is looking to escape.
Day bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Day defends it easily.
Jamison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Day is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jamison is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jamison has escaped and now he's on top!
Jamison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jamison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Day's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jamison is pushing down on Day's leg trying to pass to half guard. Day is fighting to maintain full guard but Jamison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Day looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jamison trying to control from half guard but Day is working away.
Jamison passes to side control.
Jamison is working Day over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jamison connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Day some visible discomfort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Day tries to bench press Jamison off him but Jamison keeps the position.
Day regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jamison's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Day's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jamison looking to score a takedown here. Day is defending well but Jamison drives through and ends up in Day's guard.
Day escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jamison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Day throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Day seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Day keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison chips away with some ground and pound.
Ricardo Jamison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jamison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Day's head.
Jamison trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Jamison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jamison defends well.
Jamison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jamison's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jamison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jamison trying to control but Day is working from the bottom.
Jamison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lucky Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Day is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jamison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Day working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jamison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jamison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Day working for a triangle but Jamison defends it easily.
Jamison stands up over Day, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Day is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jamison defends well.
Day looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jamison has picked Day up and slammed him! Day can't keep hold of the triangle and Jamison manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Day tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jamison lands an elbow.
Day manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jamison drops an elbow to the side of Day's head.
Day is trying to get back to full guard.
Jamison content to control rather than advance.
Jamison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Day with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Day is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Day is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Day is looking to improve his position.
Jamison slips a nice elbow through Day's hands, connecting with Day's forehead.
Jamison stalling away here and it's allowed Day to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jamison landing with the ground and pound.
Jamison loads up on a big left hand. Day felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Jamison looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Day can't hide his disappointment, as Jamison celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Jamison!
Ricardo Jamison managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Neadue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Neadue!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neadue darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Neadue into the cage.
Neadue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neadue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Neadue is predictable there
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Neadue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neadue misses the jab.
Good shot there by Neadue.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neadue to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Neadue.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Neadue should have avoided that one.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Neadue moves out of range.
Neadue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neadue moves away.
Neadue moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neadue's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neadue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Neadue shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Neadue throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Neadue isn't so interested in that idea.
Neadue lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hardy wants to stand up but Neadue is controlling him.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Neadue trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neadue controlling from the top position.
Neadue loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neadue trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Neadue is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neadue.
Brian Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a hook. Neadue ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neadue! But no joy.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Neadue.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Neadue now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Neadue's head but Neadue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neadue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neadue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Neadue connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neadue manages to avoid it.
Neadue swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Neadue to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Neadue 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Neadue walks into a left hand.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neadue.
Neadue catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Neadue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Neadue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neadue is defended easily by Hardy.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Neadue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neadue throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy lands with an overhand left.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy 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.
Neadue fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Neadue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neadue.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Neadue didn't see that one coming.
Neadue throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Neadue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neadue can do to turn this around?
Neadue shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neadue gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Neadue throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Neadue on that attempt.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neadue! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neadue. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neadue.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Neadue scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Neadue counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neadue throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy scores with a jab. Neadue acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Neadue misses.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Neadue.
Neadue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neadue shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neadue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Neadue swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Neadue does no damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neadue scores with the left hand. Hardy knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neadue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Neadue backs up against the cage.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neadue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neadue moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Neadue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neadue.
Neadue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
Neadue looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Neadue looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Neadue's head back.
Neadue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Neadue goes for a double leg but Hardy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hardy continues to drive forward.
Neadue fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neadue shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Neadue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.
Neadue misses the shot to the body.
Neadue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy clobbers Neadue with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brian Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Neadue.
Brian Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neadue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Neadue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neadue misses with a looping right.
Neadue slips a straight right by Hardy.
A countering left hand to the body from Neadue misses.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Neadue moved out of range.
Donk. Hardy catches Neadue right on the button with a cross.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Neadue counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neadue moves away.
A nice side step and Neadue releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neadue swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Neadue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Neadue takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Neadue swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neadue misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Neadue throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neadue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Neadue ends up having to push Hardy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hardy cracks Neadue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Neadue misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neadue looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Neadue's head back.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neadue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neadue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neadue throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Neadue moves away from the strike by Hardy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Neadue misses with a two punch combination.
Neadue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Neadue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy jabs Neadue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neadue throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Silvan Neadue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neadue looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Neadue misses with a combination
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Neadue scores with a shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Neadue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy throws a right hand that Neadue ducks under and follows up with a left that Neadue also avoids with ease.
Hardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Neadue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neadue throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neadue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvan Neadue.
Neadue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Neadue off the cage and back into range.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Neadue. Neadue gets slowly back to his feet.
Neadue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neadue takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Neadue misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Neadue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neadue has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy digs a good hook to Neadue's body.
Neadue dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy stuns Neadue with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brian Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hardy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Dubliners - Fields of Athenry. 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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218 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hare lands a big head kick that sends Reilly to the canvas! Hare follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Hare!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iwao Wada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wada comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold. Abdullah Zaire has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwao Wada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wada closes the distance and clinches up with Zaire, looking for a takedown. Wada pushes Zaire against the cage but Zaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wada's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Zaire.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wada.
Wada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Wada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wada, as that shot connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wada checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wada lands an overhand right.
Wada misses with a takedown
and Zaire counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwao Wada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Wada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wada avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Wada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wada digs a good hook to Zaire's body.
Wada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iwao Wada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wada stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaire.
Wada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wada. That did some damage!
Wada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wada was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Wada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaire doesn't seem bothered though.
Wada moves out of range as Zaire throws a body kick.
Zaire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wada shoots in for a takedown but Zaire shows good takedown defense.
Zaire lands a nice looking body kick.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Wada.
Zaire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wada.
Wada throws an off balance right hand
and Zaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Iwao Wada has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Wada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wada tries to bum rush Zaire with a series of wild strikes but Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaire drops his hands momentarily and Wada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wada.
Zaire's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaire's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wada ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire works the jab nicely.
Wada lands a jab to Zaire's midsection.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire misses with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wada.
Zaire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wada throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wada misses with an uppercut.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Wada moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Wada.
Wada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wada scores with a takedown into Zaire's guard.
Zaire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wada manages to get himself to full guard.
Wada 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.
Wada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire wants to get back to full guard.
Wada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zaire does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wada wants to control but Zaire is keeping him busy.
Zaire is trying to get back to full guard.
Wada working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Zaire's thigh. Zaire counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Wada looking to sit in guard and control but Zaire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wada isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zaire stacks Wada on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zaire!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iwao Wada's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wada shoots in for a takedown but Zaire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wada throws an off balance right hand
and Zaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaire throws a head kick that Wada semi-blocks.
Zaire connects with a body shot.
Wada keeps the fight on the outside.
Wada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaire tries to avoid it but Wada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaire to the ground. Zaire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wada avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire lands a big head kick that sends Wada tumbling to the mat! Zaire takes a step backwards and waves Wada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wada is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wada misses the shot to the body.
Oh Wada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wada blocks a head kick by Zaire.
Wada looks for a takedown but Zaire sprawls well.
Wada seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iwao Wada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wada darts in looking for a takedown but Zaire gets double underhooks and turns Wada into the cage.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wada blocks the leg kick.
Wada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a push kick but Wada slaps the foot to one side.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wada.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wada.
Wada misses with a right hand
and Zaire counters with a straight right hand.
Iwao Wada's cut is getting worse.
Wada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaire - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wada scores with a jab. Zaire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Wada's front leg but catches the back leg as Wada tries to avoid it.
Zaire throws a hook but Wada avoids it easily.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wada moves away.
Wada dives in for a single leg takedown but Zaire sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wada.
Wada misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Wada down.
Wada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
A little feinted left hand from Wada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zaire.
Wada shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zaire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zaire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zaire.
Wada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wada misses the target.
Wada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wada misses with a straight left.
Zaire lands a jab to the nose.
Wada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wada throwing a counter right hand but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wada throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zaire lands with a cross.
Wada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wada.
Zaire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
Iwao Wada's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wada throws a big shot that misses.
Wada misses with an uppercut.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Wada.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire throws a push kick but Wada slaps the foot to one side.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaire thows a body kick. Wada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Zaire with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wada. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wada misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zaire.
Zaire scores with a push kick.
Zaire lands a big head kick that sends Wada tumbling to the mat! Zaire takes a step backwards and waves Wada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zaire creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wada with a big uppercut! Wada tries to clinch up but Zaire pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wada to the mat! Wada covers up and Zaire unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abdullah Zaire!
A relieved looking Abdullah Zaire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maki Pulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makonnen Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulu comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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259 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makonnen Amore!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Amore as he checks the leg kick.
Pulu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Amore's guard.
Pulu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Amore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pulu has Amore in his guard.
Amore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Amore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amore takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Amore has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pulu wants to slow Amore down by chopping away at his legs.
Pulu looks to throw the jab but Amore is out of range.
Amore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulu lands with a shot to the body.
Amore defending well as Pulu loads up on a big left hand.
Pulu throws a leg kick
and Amore counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amore swings for the body but Pulu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pulu misses.
Pulu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulu drops his hands momentarily and Amore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pulu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulu.
Pulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Pulu lands.
Maki Pulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amore stuffs the takedown.
Amore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pulu misses with a head kick.
Amore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulu.
Amore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Amore throws a sloppy head kick and Pulu moves out of range easily.
Amore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulu. Pulu obviously looking to wear him down.
Amore looks to land a left hand but Pulu moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulu is looking to slow Amore down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Amore.
Amore lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Amore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pulu throws a wild body kick that Amore sees coming a mile off.
Amore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pulu lands a nice shot to the body.
Amore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pulu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pulu wants to free his trapped foot but Amore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pulu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu seems to be looking for submissions.
Pulu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amore trying to hold on to Pulu's head to control him but Pulu postures up.
Pulu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Amore sees it coming and defends easily.
Pulu is working for a kimura here but Amore manages to reverse the position and he's now in Pulu's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amore preventing the sweep.
Pulu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pulu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pulu is on top in guard.
Amore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Amore is retaining full guard.
Pulu wants to control from the top but Amore keeps moving.
Amore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Pulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maki Pulu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pulu scores with a jab to the head.
Pulu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amore moves away.
Amore ducks under a wild hook from Pulu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulu.
A big left from Pulu misses.
Pulu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maki Pulu is winning the standup battle so far.
Amore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Amore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amore takes a swing at Pulu's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu is looking to clinch.
Amore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulu lands a body shot.
Amore is breathing heavily.
Pulu misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pulu.
Amore lands a nice looking body kick.
Pulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amore can do to turn this around?
Amore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pulu swings for the body but Amore moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amore! But no joy.
Amore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Pulu - just one landing.
Pulu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amore.
Pulu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amore misses with a wild body shot.
Amore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Amore to the ground. Pulu is now in Amore's guard.
Amore controls Pulu momentarily but Pulu frees himself.
Pulu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Amore manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulu has his foot on Amore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Amore works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pulu working for submissions but it's allowed Amore to get to half guard.
Pulu is trying to maintain the position but Amore is very close to passing his half guard.
Amore sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pulu is trying to maintain the position but Amore is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amore takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pulu tries to get to full guard but Amore has control of the leg.
Pulu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pulu.
Amore wants to control from the top but Pulu keeps moving.
Pulu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pulu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pulu wants to sweep here but Amore controlling him for the moment.
Pulu controls Amore momentarily but Amore frees himself.
Amore engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pulu is looking for a triangle but Amore pushes his legs off easily.
Pulu wants to sweep but no luck.
Amore controlling from the top position.
Amore slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Pulu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maki Pulu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
That kick from Amore tenderised Pulu's leg. Pulu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amore.
Pulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amore.
Pulu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amore misses with a body kick.
Pulu lands a high kick!
Pulu misses with a hook
and Amore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Amore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amore. Pulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu takes a swing at Amore's ribcage but misses.
Amore tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pulu thuds his right hand into Amore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amore scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulu feints and then cracks Amore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amore down.
Amore misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Amore to the ground. Pulu is now in Amore's guard.
Amore keeping full guard, as Pulu tries to pass.
Pulu pushes down on Amore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pulu content to control rather than advance.
Amore tries to get to full guard but Pulu has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulu wants to free his trapped foot but Amore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pulu wants to work for an arm triangle but Amore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pulu trying to pass the guard but Amore defending well.
Amore wants to control but Pulu is keeping busy.
Amore is holding on to half guard well.
Pulu wants to free his trapped foot but Amore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Amore is looking to control Pulu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Amore avoid being mounted?
Pulu wants to free his trapped foot but Amore is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pulu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pulu wants to control but Amore is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pulu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amore scores with a body shot.
Pulu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makonnen Amore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulu lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Amore as Pulu shoots in.
Amore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Amore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulu.
Amore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulu with a hook.
Pulu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amore flicks out a counter leg kick but Pulu steps away.
Pulu misses with a two punch combination.
Makonnen Amore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maki Pulu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amore looks to land a right hand but Pulu moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maki Pulu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pulu 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Pulu!
Maki Pulu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hongi Hika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Force has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hongi Hika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Force!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Hika.
Hika scores with a jab to the body.
Hika pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hika has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Force drops his hands momentarily and Hika takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hika lunges at Force with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Force's hand.
Hika misses with an uppercut. Force saw that one coming.
Force tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hika throws a right and a left that Force avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Force! But no joy.
Hika lunges at Force with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Force's hand.
Hika is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Force waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hika.
Hika half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hika sizes up Force with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hongi Hika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Force misses.
Hika swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Force counters with a left and a right that stings Hika.
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!
Hika closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hika jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Force scores with a shot to the body.
Hika ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Hika jabs Force right on the nose. Force blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Force.
Force cracks Hika with a good jab.
Hika misses with a body kick.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hika moves away.
Force is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hika sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Force. That snapped Hika's head back.
Hika lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hika misses with a low kick.
Hika lands a big head kick that sends Force tumbling to the mat! Hika takes a step backwards and waves Force back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Force waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hika.
Hika scores with a kick to the body.
Force looks winded!
Hika circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Force to the canvas! Force doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hika keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hongi Hika!
An out of breath Hongi Hika thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelis comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - AwolNation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sandman.
And Sandman tries to counter it with a takedown but Karelis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Sandman misses.
Karelis throws a shot from downtown. Sandman moves away and avoids it.
Sandman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandman with the counter takedown but Karelis avoids it easily.
Sandman tests Karelis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karelis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sandman slips a jab from Karelis.
Sandman feints the counter takedown.
Sandman looks for a takedown but Karelis sprawls well.
Karelis lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Karelis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis misses with a body shot.
Sandman connects with a single shot there.
Karelis scores with a head kick. Sandman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karelis moves in looking to clinch but Sandman pushes him off.
Sandman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karelis on the side of the head.
Sandman throws a lazy right hand but Karelis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelis.
Nice uppercut there from Sandman.
Karelis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandman.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karelis defends it well.
Karelis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karelis defends it well.
Sandman clobbers Karelis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sandman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karelis lands an overhand right.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karelis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sandman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karelis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandman wants to control from the top but Karelis keeps moving.
Karelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman lands a couple of digs.
Karelis keeping full guard, as Sandman tries to pass.
Sandman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sandman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelis working a defensive guard here.
Sandman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sandman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karelis is looking to stand up but Sandman isn't so interested in that idea.
Sandman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sandman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandman trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandman is fighting to break Karelis's control of his arms but Karelis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sandman throwing strikes from guard but Karelis blocks nicely.
Karelis has Sandman pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sandman passes into half guard.
Karelis is trying to stand up here but Sandman is controlling him well.
Karelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sandman is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandman lands a nice short elbow.
Karelis is trying to stand.
Sandman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sandman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karelis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karelis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman drops an elbow to the side of Karelis's head.
Sandman is trying to work for a kimura but Karelis is defending well.
Sandman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sandman lands strikes from half guard.
Sandman seems to be working for a kimura but Karelis defends the submission attempt.
Karelis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sandman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sandman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandman throws a hook to the side of Karelis's head but Karelis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandman avoids the head kick by Karelis.
Sandman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karelis's head backwards.
Sandman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sandman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sandman is working away from the top position though.
Sandman trying to mount his opponent but Karelis defends it.
The Sandman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelis is trying to stand up here but Sandman is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karelis pushes Sandman off looking to stand but Sandman dives back in and keeps control.
Sandman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karelis's head.
Karelis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Karelis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sandman keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karelis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Sandman wants to take the fight to the mat but Karelis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kostas Karelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Karelis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sandman is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Karelis.
Karelis stops a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Nice body punch from Karelis - that landed with a thud.
Karelis scores with a shoulder strike.
Karelis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelis scores a nice knee to the body.
Karelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
A shot in the inside from Karelis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelis.
Sandman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Karelis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sandman prevents Karelis from getting back to his feet.
Sandman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sandman wants to control but Karelis is keeping him busy.
Karelis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karelis is trying to get back to half guard.
Sandman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sandman throws an elbow but Karelis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karelis struggling a bit here.
Karelis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sandman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sandman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sandman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karelis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sandman tries for a kimura but Karelis is defending well.
Sandman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Karelis holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karelis struggling a bit here.
Karelis dodges the ground and pound from Sandman.
Karelis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sandman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karelis down.
Karelis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sandman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sandman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sandman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karelis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karelis wants to control but Sandman postures up.
Sandman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sandman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Karelis struggling a bit here.
Sandman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karelis has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Sandman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sandman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Sandman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandman missing with a left hand there. Karelis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelis.
Sandman feints the counter takedown.
Sandman jabs Karelis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karelis clinches with his opponent.
Sandman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karelis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karelis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sandman or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis misses with the head strike.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Kostas Karelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Karelis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karelis is defending well.
Karelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kostas Karelis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sandman can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis lands a shoulder strike.
Karelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
Sandman is rocked!
Karelis misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karelis misses with a punch to the body.
Sandman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Karelis regains guard.
Karelis has his hands on Sandman's head, controlling the position.
Sandman postures up in Karelis's guard and throws a big left but Karelis blocks it.
Karelis keeping full guard, as Sandman tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karelis holds on and takes a little breather.
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karelis pulls Sandman in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karelis dives on top into guard.
Sandman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Karelis defends it easily.
Karelis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman being controlled here, momentarily.
Sandman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sandman is looking to cinch up a triangle. Karelis throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sandman's body to avoid the submission. Sandman has instead reached around Karelis's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sandman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). The Sandman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, The Sandman waved his t-shirt featuring AnonymouS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. This should be a great matchup!
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166 lbs
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25
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
McRae staying out of range there.
McRae ducks right into an uppercut from Qasi.
Qasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRae throws out the jab.
Qasi avoids the body shot from McRae.
Qasi slips a jab from McRae.
Qasi tried to counter with a leg kick but McRae avoided it.
Qasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from McRae misses.
No luck for Qasi with that takedown attempt.
Qasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses McRae's sensitive parts.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Qasi moves out of range easily.
McRae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
McRae takes a jab right on the kisser.
McRae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
McRae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Qasi.
McRae looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Qasi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McRae tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Qasi is in McRae's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McRae keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
McRae pulls Qasi in close to his closed guard and prevents Qasi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Qasi wants to control from the top but McRae keeps moving.
McRae looking to control.
Qasi stops McRae from standing up.
Qasi wants to pass the guard but McRae is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Qasi being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Qasi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McRae. That did some damage!
McRae throws a leg kick but Qasi checks it.
Qasi with a lazy takedown attempt
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae throws a shot to the body.
McRae throws a right and a left that Qasi avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Qasi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Qasi lands.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae throws a nice head kick!
McRae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McRae throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
Qasi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Qasi looks to land a left hand but McRae moved out of range nicely.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but McRae moved out of range.
Qasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae missing with a left hand there. Qasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Qasi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Qasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Qasi tries to free his leg and advance position but McRae is retaining full guard.
McRae has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Qasi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae working aggressively here.
Qasi manages to break the clinch.
McRae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qasi scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi scores with the left hand. McRae knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
McRae lands with a straight right. Qasi didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Qasi does it's job there.
Qasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Qasi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Qasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McRae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
Liam McRae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi closes the distance and pushes McRae back into the cage.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Qasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McRae scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qasi.
McRae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Qasi working aggressively here.
McRae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Qasi misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi lands with a right to the head.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Qasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
That's time! Qasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Qasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
McRae only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McRae misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Qasi. That's going to slow McRae down.
Qasi takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
McRae throws a low kick but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
Qasi avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae misses with a low kick.
Qasi throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRae misses the shot to the body.
Qasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi connects with a body shot that sends McRae's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Qasi closes this distance looking for a takedown but McRae circles away.
McRae slips under a jab.
McRae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from McRae.
McRae misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a double jab.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McRae moves away.
Qasi swings for the body but McRae moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McRae enables Qasi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McRae manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Qasi wants to pass the guard but McRae is keeping the position.
Qasi drops back looking for a leg! McRae is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McRae manages to kick Qasi off! Qasi jumps back into McRae's guard.
McRae pulls Qasi in to control the position.
Qasi wants to control from the top but McRae keeps moving.
Qasi looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is working hard here to advance position.
Azar Qasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Qasi postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Qasi tries to free his leg and advance position but McRae is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McRae but McRae pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Qasi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McRae sprawls well. McRae wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Qasi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. McRae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qasi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Qasi.
Qasi ducks right into an uppercut from McRae.
Qasi moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from McRae misses.
McRae staying out of range there.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
Qasi sizes up McRae with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McRae just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
McRae throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae connects with the punch.
McRae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McRae lands a jab.
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!
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McRae.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McRae was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
McRae looks to land a right hand but Qasi moved out of range.
Qasi avoids the head kick by McRae.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Qasi throws a hook but McRae avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi defending well as McRae loads up on a big left hand.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McRae throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McRae lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Qasi throws a good cross that connects.
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi slips under a jab from McRae.
Qasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
McRae misses with some punches.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Qasi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McRae.
A frustrated look appears on Qasi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Qasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
Qasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from McRae as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Azar Qasi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Qasi clinches up against the cage.
McRae tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Qasi.
McRae prevents a body shot from Qasi.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Qasi struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
McRae scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McRae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
McRae has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Qasi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McRae can turn it around.
McRae prevents the takedown attempt.
McRae lands a nice shot to the body.
McRae is pressed up against the cage. Qasi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McRae down to the mat. McRae avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McRae darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from McRae misses its intended target.
Qasi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McRae looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi throws a hook but McRae blocks it.
Qasi looks to land a combination but McRae avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi lunges at McRae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McRae's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae cracks Qasi with an open hand slap.
Qasi slips under a jab from McRae.
Qasi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McRae scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Qasi is rocked!
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
McRae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Qasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Qasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qasi seems to have got his legs back now.
McRae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Qasi.
Qasi is looking to clinch.
Qasi swinging wildly here.
Qasi blocks a jab.
McRae throws a jab but it's blocked by Qasi.
McRae on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Qasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McRae.
McRae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by McRae.
McRae connects with an inside leg kick.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McRae now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi tries to clinch but McRae is having none of it.
McRae now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McRae throws a jab when Qasi was well out of range.
Qasi misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
Qasi is looking to chop away at McRae's legs.
Qasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McRae.
No joy there for Qasi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi walks into a stiff left hand from McRae.
McRae slips under a jab.
McRae loads up on a big right hand but Qasi slips the punch.
Qasi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McRae pulls Qasi in close to prevent any damage.
Qasi is pushing down on McRae's leg trying to pass to half guard. McRae is fighting to maintain full guard but Qasi has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi prevents McRae from standing back up.
Qasi seems to be working for a kimura but McRae defends the submission attempt.
McRae wants to get back to full guard.
Qasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McRae is looking for a sweep. Qasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Qasi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McRae trying to control from the bottom.
Qasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Qasi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McRae works his way to full guard. Good work.
McRae is looking to stand up but Qasi isn't so interested in that idea.
Qasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Qasi is fighting to break McRae's control of his arms but McRae is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McRae throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Liam McRae just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Qasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McRae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McRae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
McRae misses with an uppercut. Qasi saw that one coming.
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
Qasi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McRae doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from McRae.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Qasi moves out of range easily.
McRae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
Qasi walks into a stiff left hand from McRae.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qasi clinches with his opponent.
McRae lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
McRae tries to throw a body punch but Qasi avoids it by throwing McRae back against the cage.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McRae.
A nice left hand lands by McRae.
Qasi lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae blocking some punches.
Qasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McRae presses Qasi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Qasi misses with some punches.
McRae working aggressively here.
Qasi throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
Liam McRae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Qasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qasi goes for a double leg but McRae avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McRae continues to drive forward.
Qasi looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
A little jabbing left from McRae on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McRae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Qasi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McRae looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
McRae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for McRae.
McRae walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McRae lands with a nice body punch.
McRae takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi throws a sloppy head kick and McRae moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McRae! But no joy.
McRae connects with a good right hand that stumbles Qasi. Qasi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Qasi takes a swing at McRae's ribcage but misses.
McRae scores with a jab. Qasi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McRae throws an off balance right hand
and Qasi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McRae cracks Qasi with an open hand slap.
McRae throws a poor cross that misses
and Qasi counters with a right hand to the body.
Qasi shoots in looking for a takedown. McRae tries to sprawl out of it but Qasi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McRae manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McRae cracks the inside of Qasi's front leg.
Qasi lands a nice shot that snaps McRae's head back.
Qasi misses with an uppercut.
Qasi gets a clinch.
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qasi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azar Qasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from McRae.
McRae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McRae tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae stops a takedown attempt from Qasi.
Qasi struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
Qasi can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
McRae working aggressively here.
A short right from Qasi.
Qasi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McRae avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qasi.
McRae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRae lands a hook to the side of the head.
McRae misses with some punches.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Qasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi works on McRae's body with a couple of short punches.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McRae misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae blocking some punches.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
McRae misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae lands an uppercut.
Qasi scores with a shoulder strike.
McRae tries to work over Qasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Qasi.
Qasi is working for takedown but McRae is calmly controlling the position for now.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Qasi.
McRae is pressed up against the cage. Qasi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McRae down to the mat. McRae avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McRae stuffs the takedown.
McRae moves away from the strike by Qasi.
McRae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McRae gets tackled into the cage by Qasi. Qasi maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae lands a right hand.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from McRae.
Qasi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McRae misses with a hook.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of McRae's head but McRae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Qasi misses.
Qasi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from McRae.
Qasi connects with an inside leg kick.
Qasi works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by McRae.
A lazy left from McRae finds it's target.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
Qasi moves out of range as McRae strikes.
Qasi thuds his right hand into McRae's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
McRae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi throwing a counter right hand but McRae manages to avoid it.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae throws out a counter right but Qasi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
McRae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Qasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Qasi cracks McRae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by McRae. Beautiful body shot.
Qasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McRae.
Qasi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qasi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Qasi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Qasi wants to work for an arm triangle but McRae is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Qasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McRae has managed to free his arm - good work.
Qasi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McRae is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Azar Qasi!
Azar Qasi is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Azar Qasi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy has chosen Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King! as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soa Palelei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loveladdy in his tracks.
It looks like Eagle Loveladdy has been cut.
Palelei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loveladdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Palelei.
Palelei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loveladdy unleashes a big counter combination but Palelei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Loveladdy jabs Palelei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palelei moves out of range of the body kick from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy blocks a jab.
Palelei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palelei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soa Palelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loveladdy throws a big shot that misses.
Palelei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loveladdy tried to score with a low kick but Palelei checks it.
Loveladdy thuds his right hand into Palelei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei is looking to land body kicks.
Loveladdy looks to land a body kick but Palelei moved away.
Palelei misses the body punch
and Loveladdy counters with a leg kick.
Palelei connects with a crisp jab.
Loveladdy throws a head kick that misses.
Loveladdy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Palelei coming out on top.
Loveladdy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loveladdy throws a right hand that misses
and Palelei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loveladdy. That's going to slow Palelei down.
Loveladdy slips under a jab from Palelei.
Loveladdy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Palelei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Loveladdy slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei checks a low kick from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Palelei looks to land a right hand but Loveladdy moved out of range.
Loveladdy throws a counter combo.
Palelei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palelei looks to land a body kick but Loveladdy moved away.
Loveladdy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've been informed that Loveladdy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Palelei tries to land a leg kick but Loveladdy saw it coming and moves away.
Loveladdy connects with the punch.
It looks like Soa Palelei has been cut.
Palelei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loveladdy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palelei is out of range and Loveladdy settles back down.
Loveladdy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Loveladdy defending well as Palelei loads up on a big left hand.
Loveladdy is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy throws out a leg kick but Palelei moves out of range and Loveladdy only half commits.
Loveladdy just misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Loveladdy tries to move into range but Palelei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loveladdy lands a big head kick that sends Palelei tumbling to the mat! Loveladdy takes a step backwards and waves Palelei back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Palelei is rocked!
Palelei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh Palelei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loveladdy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palelei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palelei seems to have got his legs back now.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palelei misses with a hook.
Loveladdy lands with a hook. Palelei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Loveladdy misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries a head kick but it misses.
Palelei moves out of range of the body kick from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses with a shot to the body
and Palelei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loveladdy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palelei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palelei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loveladdy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palelei shoots and misses
and Loveladdy counters with a left to the body.
Palelei throws a big shot that misses.
Palelei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loveladdy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Loveladdy ducks straight into an uppercut from Palelei and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Loveladdy manages to regain guard straight away.
Loveladdy is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palelei pushes down on Loveladdy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eagle Loveladdy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Palelei feints a jab and as Loveladdy dips his head, Palelei unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Loveladdy right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Loveladdy falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Palelei smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Soa Palelei!
Soa Palelei retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Soa Palelei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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