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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srey Samorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Srey Samorn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Srey Samorn!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West scores with a hook to the body. Samorn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
West stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and West wants it to stay on the feet.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samorn moves into the clinch.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samorn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samorn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but West gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stevie West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Srey Samorn.
Samorn decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
Samorn wants to sweep but no luck.
West slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West has knee on belly and moves into mount.
West takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Samorn is looking to improve his position but West isn't that keen on the idea.
West controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Samorn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
West putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West controlling the pace for now.
West with good strikes from the mount here!
West controlling the pace for now.
Samorn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
West controlling the position easily from mount.
West raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West with shots to the head and body - Samorn looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've been informed that Samorn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
West controlling the position easily from mount.
West dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! West connects with a massive shot to the dome!
West lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West lands a heavy elbow.
Samorn wants to hold on but West pushes him away.
West looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie West dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
West looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Samorn!
Samorn tries to buck West off but West is having none of it.
Samorn looking for a sweep but West has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stevie West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samorn is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is landing with some decent strikes but Samorn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samorn can do to turn this around?
Samorn taking shots to the head.
West takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
West is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Samorn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Samorn shrugs it off.
West controlling the pace for now.
West has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Samorn's face.
West avoids the attempt from Samorn to control.
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samorn tries to hold on but West pushes him away.
Samorn taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
West has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
West lands a nice shot to the head.
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Samorn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
West lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Samorn is breathing heavily.
West with the ground and pound from mount.
Samorn is rocked!
West controlling from the full mount.
West lands a big shot there that rocks Samorn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Samorn is still in real trouble! Can West finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West looking to finish Samorn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Samorn!
Oooooh, big shot lands for West! Samorn is hurt baaadly! West is firing away with more strikes - Samorn is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie West!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stergios Grivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Vitokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grivas comes to the cage accompanied by My Curse-Killswitch. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stergios Grivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Vitokin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitokin blocks a jab.
Vitokin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grivas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grivas throws a right hand that misses
and Vitokin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitokin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grivas is out of range and Vitokin settles back down.
It looked like Grivas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grivas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Vitokin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grivas doesn't seem phased though.
Vitokin lands with a hook. Grivas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vitokin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vitokin throws an overhand right that lands on Grivas's shoulder, as Grivas tries to avoid the shot.
Grivas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Michail Vitokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grivas.
Grivas thuds his shin into the meat of Vitokin's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitokin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grivas 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.
Grivas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grivas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grivas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vitokin looks winded!
Grivas misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas scores with a nice body kick.
Grivas throws out a powerful jab.
Grivas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grivas lands with a good body shot.
Grivas feints and then cracks Vitokin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vitokin down.
Grivas scores with a nice body kick.
Grivas lands a front kick.
Grivas lands with an overhand left.
Grivas moves away from the strike by Vitokin.
Grivas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Grivas - that's a beauty! Vitokin is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Grivas can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stergios Grivas!
Stergios Grivas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quintin Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintin Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.
Wesson digs a right hand underneath Navarro's ribcage. Navarro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Wesson.
Wesson lands an uppercut.
Wesson has Navarro pressed against the cage, preventing Navarro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Navarro tries to score a body lock takedown but Wesson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wesson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Quintin Navarro has been cut.
Wesson gets underhooks to prevent Navarro's takedown attempt.
Navarro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Navarro is trying to break the clinch but Wesson is controlling him.
Wesson connects with a knee to the head.
Navarro taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson connects with a knee to the head.
Wesson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wesson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wesson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Navarro tries to break the clinch but Wesson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Wesson lands a damaging elbow.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson lands a hook that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Wesson lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wesson.
Wesson lands a body punch.
Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navarro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wesson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintin Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Wesson won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Wesson - that landed with a thud.
Wesson lands an elbow inside.
Wesson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wesson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson lands a nice uppercut.
Navarro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navarro tries to throw a body punch but Wesson avoids it by throwing Navarro back against the cage.
Navarro is trying to force a seperation but Wesson has the dominant position.
Wesson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Wesson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wesson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Navarro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wesson walks away with a smile on his face. Navarro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Navarro is trying to push Wesson away but Wesson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Wesson.
Wesson stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson landing knees to the head.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Wesson won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Navarro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wesson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Navarro working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wesson.
Wesson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wesson working Navarro over with knees to the body.
Wesson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Wesson won't allow it.
Navarro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wesson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Navarro looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wesson obliges.
Navarro fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wesson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wesson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wesson lands an elbow just above Navarro 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson landing knees to the head.
Wesson dodges an elbow strike from Navarro.
Wesson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wesson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Navarro jumps guard but Wesson stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wesson.
Wesson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wesson scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintin Navarro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Navarro shoots in for a takedown but Wesson shows good takedown defense.
Wesson moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wesson.
Still in the clinch, Wesson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wesson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Navarro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wesson lands a shot to the body.
Wesson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean Wesson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wesson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wesson lands a knee to the head.
Wesson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Navarro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wesson is keeping busy.
Navarro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wesson lands a body punch.
Wesson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro takes an elbow to the temple.
Wesson gets underhooks to prevent Navarro's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintin Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wesson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Wesson.
Navarro trying to control the position but instead, Wesson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Navarro into the cage.
Wesson lands a nice elbow.
Wesson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wesson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wesson lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Wesson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wesson obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson keeps control of Navarro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Wesson.
Wesson lands an elbow just above Navarro 's eye.
Wesson lands an elbow just above Navarro 's eye.
Wesson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wesson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wesson lands with a left to the head.
Wesson lands an elbow inside that Navarro shrugs off.
Wesson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wesson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navarro is trying to maintain a safe position but Wesson gets an underhook and turns Navarro into the cage.
Navarro tries to stall but Wesson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Navarro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wesson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Wesson holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson presses Navarro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wesson lands an elbow inside that Navarro shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wesson.
Navarro is trying to stall.
Navarro is trying to break the clinch but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wesson.
Navarro is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesson has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Wesson as the two fighters clinch.
Wesson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
Nice elbow from Wesson.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wesson to keep the fight standing.
Wesson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wesson to keep the fight standing.
Wesson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wesson lands a body shot.
Wesson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Wesson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Wesson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Navarro or not.
Wesson scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Wesson.
A short right from Wesson on the inside.
Wesson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Navarro fails to pull guard.
Wesson lands an uppercut.
Wesson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Navarros head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quintin Navarro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wesson has Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
Wesson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wesson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wesson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wesson.
Navarro takes an elbow to the temple.
Wesson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro is trying to push Wesson away but Wesson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Navarro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Wesson.
Wesson is leaning against Navarro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesson connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro can't break the clinch.
Wesson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wesson connects with a knee to the head.
Navarro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navarro looking to stall.
Wesson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Navarro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wesson lands an elbow inside.
Navarro jumps guard but Wesson stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wesson with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Wesson.
Wesson lands a knee to the head.
Wesson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is working for takedown but Wesson is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Wesson.
Wesson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Navarro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wesson.
Wesson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wesson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Wesson.
Navarro is trying to pull guard but Wesson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintin Navarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Wesson.
Wesson lands an elbow inside that Navarro shrugs off.
Navarro tries to pull guard but Wesson holds him up against the cage and eventually Navarro drops back down to his feet.
Wesson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wesson smiles and moves away.
Wesson has Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
Wesson lands with a light punch inside.
Navarro jumps guard but Wesson stands there with Navarro around his waist. Navarro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wesson lands a right hand.
Navarro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wesson avoids it.
Wesson cracks Navarro with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson connects with a knee to the head.
Wesson keeps control of Navarro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wesson obliges.
Navarro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wesson after a bit of a struggle.
Navarro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navarro is looking for a takedown.
Navarro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wesson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wesson lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Wesson.
Navarro tries to work over Wesson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wesson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Navarro fails to land.
Quintin Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Wesson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Navarro is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Wesson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wesson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Wesson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Wesson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kagiso Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (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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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kagiso Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Habana throws a body shot but no joy.
Habana misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Ekstrovertti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekstrovertti! But no joy.
Ekstrovertti cracks Habana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Habana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Kagiso Habana has been cut.
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Ekstrovertti there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti drops Habana with a naaaaasty hook - Habana is in real trouble here! Ekstrovertti dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vertti Ekstrovertti!
Vertti Ekstrovertti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Salas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuriy Kuznetmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nico Salas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetmedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuznetmedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Kuznetmedov.
Salas misses with a hook to the body
and Kuznetmedov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salas's defenses.
It looks like Nico Salas has been cut.
Kuznetmedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuznetmedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nico Salas's cut is getting worse.
Kuznetmedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuznetmedov blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetmedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salas's brow.
Kuznetmedov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow just above Salas 's eye.
Nico Salas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Salas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuznetmedov is keeping busy.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow just above Salas 's eye.
Jeez, Nico Salas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nico Salas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
An intense looking Yuriy Kuznetmedov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'How's that for a debut?! Shout out to my boys Jared and Brett, they cool mother fuckers!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Taibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Full Eye Yong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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167 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Taibo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Full Eye Yong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yong throws a looping overhand right but Taibo ducks down to avoid it.
Yong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taibo.
Yong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yong tries to land a front kick but Taibo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yong throws a front kick aimed at Taibo's knee but Taibo avoids it well.
Taibo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yong.
Taibo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot lands for Yong.
Taibo shoots in and drives through. Yong sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taibo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yong. Yong obviously looking to wear him down.
Taibo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Taibo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taibo's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong misses with a body kick.
Taibo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yong is fending him off so far but Taibo persists. Nope, Yong circles away and we're back to standing.
Yong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yong misses with a leg kick
and Taibo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taibo has been working on his balance at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($80 entry fee), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Yong.
Taibo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yong sprawls well. Yong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taibo gets slowly back to his feet.
Taibo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yong avoids it really well and circles away.
Yong throws a lazy head kick
and Taibo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taibo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong jabs Taibo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yong just misses with a punch to the body.
Taibo is looking to counter punch.
Taibo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taibo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yong throws a head kick that misses.
Taibo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taibo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yong throws a leg kick but Taibo checks it.
Taibo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taibo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yong swivels and escapes.
Taibo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taibo avoids the body shot from Yong.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yong.
Yong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taibo checks the leg kick.
Taibo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yong on his heels. He'll look to pass Yong's guard now, I'm sure.
Yong wants to stand up but Taibo is controlling him.
Yong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taibo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taibo drops back looking for a leg! Yong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yong manages to kick Taibo off! Taibo jumps back into Yong's guard.
Taibo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taibo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yong keeps working.
Taibo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yong defends it well.
Taibo prevents Yong from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Taibo seems content to control.
Yong pushes Taibo off looking to stand but Taibo dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Eye Yong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taibo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taibo tries for a takedown but Yong circles away easily
and Taibo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taibo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Taibo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taibo shoots in looking for a takedown. Yong tries to sprawl out of it but Taibo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yong is looking to score with low kicks.
Taibo appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yong lands a nice shot to the body.
Yong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taibo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alex Taibo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taibo.
Yong feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yong misses with a wild body shot.
Taibo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yong manages to circle out of the way.
Taibo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taibo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taibo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yong connects with an inside leg kick.
Taibo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yong's waist but Yong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taibo off to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yong - that will leave a mark!
Yong looks to throw a body kick
enabling Taibo to counter with a crisp jab.
Yong misses with a body shot.
A big left from Yong misses.
Yong thuds his shin into the meat of Taibo's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong misses the shot to the body.
Yong throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Yong tenderised Taibo's leg. Taibo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Taibo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taibo fails with the takedown.
Taibo blocks the body kick.
Yong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taibo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yong misses the shot to the body.
Taibo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yong tries to avoid it but Taibo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yong to the ground. Yong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yong misses with an uppercut
and Taibo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taibo moves out of range of the body kick from Yong.
Full Eye Yong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taibo or perhaps it was just good defense by Yong, which made it look bad.
Yong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yong throws a front kick aimed at Taibo's knee but Taibo avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Taibo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Full Eye Yong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taibo looks for a takedown but Yong sprawls well.
Yong misses with a leg kick
and Taibo counters with a nice body shot.
Yong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taibo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yong tries a quick counter leg kick but Taibo is wise to it.
Taibo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yong defends it nicely.
Yong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Yong as Taibo shoots in.
Taibo backing away here, and Yong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taibo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taibo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taibo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Full Eye Yong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taibo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yong sprawls well. Yong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taibo gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy body kick from Yong
and Taibo counters with a stiff right hand.
Taibo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yong punishes Taibo's body with a nice straight punch.
Taibo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yong is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Eye Yong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yong scores with a push kick.
Taibo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taibo closes the distance and clinches up with Yong, looking for a takedown. Taibo pushes Yong against the cage but Yong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taibo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Taibo blocks the body kick.
Taibo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yong throws the left hand but Taibo avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taibo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taibo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yong - the referee stops the clock and Taibo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yong. Taibo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yong just misses with a punch to the body.
Taibo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yong tried to score with a low kick but Taibo checks it.
Taibo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taibo blocks the body kick.
Yong throws a body kick that misses.
Taibo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yong misses with a low kick.
Yong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taibo.
Yong feints a counter leg kick.
Yong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taibo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yong throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taibo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Taibo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taibo tries to clinch up but Yong circles away and keeps his distance.
Yong throws out a leg kick but Taibo moves out of range and Yong only half commits.
Taibo slips under a jab from Yong.
Yong thumps Taibo with a low kick.
Taibo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Yong.
Yong lands with an uppercut that bounces Taibo off the cage and back into range.
Taibo shoots in for a takedown but Yong shows good takedown defense.
Taibo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yong sprawls well. Yong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taibo gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yong.
Yong throws a body punch but Taibo moves out of range.
Yong swings for the body but Taibo moves out of range.
Yong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yong.
Alex Taibo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yong throws a wild body kick that Taibo sees coming a mile off.
Taibo tries for a takedown but Yong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Full Eye Yong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yong lands with a slapping head kick.
Yong throws a leg kick which misses Taibo's front leg but catches the back leg as Taibo tries to avoid it.
Yong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taibo.
Yong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taibo rather than just go for the knockout.
Taibo staying out of range there.
Yong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taibo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Full Eye Yong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Full Eye Yong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Barkio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Heathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heathen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Twenty One Pilots - Heathens kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jeremy Heathen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Barkio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Heathen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heathen.
Heathen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heathen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barkio is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barkio shoots in and bounces Heathen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heathen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Barkio presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Heathen lands with a right to the head.
Barkio is rocked!
Heathen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Barkio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barkio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Our sources have told us that Barkio has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkio tries to pull guard but Heathen holds him up against the cage and eventually Barkio drops back down to his feet.
Heathen misses with some punches.
Heathen working aggressively here.
Heathen working aggressively here.
Heathen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barkio blocking some punches.
Heathen throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkio.
Heathen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Heathen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barkio's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeremy Heathen!
Jeremy Heathen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tua Hohepa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua Hohepa told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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188 lbs
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18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tua Hohepa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohepa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gariniho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hohepa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariniho seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hohepa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice jab there from Gariniho.
It looks like Tua Hohepa has been cut.
Hohepa misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hohepa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Gariniho.
Hohepa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hohepa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gariniho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tua Hohepa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gariniho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hohepa takes a step back to recover.
Gariniho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gariniho digs a good body shot into Hohepa's ribs.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hohepa was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
Hohepa misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohepa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hohepa swings widly with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice leg kick.
Hohepa cracks Gariniho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hohepa misses the body punch
and Gariniho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hohepa connects with the punch.
Hohepa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a thumping low kick.
Hohepa misses with a straight right.
Hohepa looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Hohepa tries to clinch there but Gariniho circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hohepa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gariniho moves forwards but Hohepa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gariniho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Hohepa.
Hohepa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gariniho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho throws a hook but Hohepa avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Hohepa - just one landing.
Gariniho looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohepa is just out of range.
Hohepa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gariniho.
Gariniho tried to counter with a leg kick but Hohepa avoided it.
Gariniho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hohepa's calf.
Hohepa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Gariniho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gariniho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hohepa to score with a decent uppercut.
Gariniho misses with a kick to the body.
Hohepa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hohepa misses with a right hand
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hohepa misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hohepa swings widly with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hohepa looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohepa lands a body shot.
Hohepa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hohepa misses with a hook.
Hohepa misses with a hook. Gariniho ducked under it nicely.
Gariniho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hohepa's head backwards.
Hohepa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hohepa is rocked!
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hohepa doesn't seem bothered though.
Gariniho fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hohepa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hohepa looks to clinch but Gariniho throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hohepa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Neyman Gariniho!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yavor Stanchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Galanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanchev comes to the cage accompanied by BT feat The Roots - Tao Of The Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yavor Stanchev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanchev misses the shot to the body.
Galanos tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanchev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galanos moves into range and clinches up with Stanchev.
Galanos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stanchev backwards.
Galanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanchev controls his hands.
Stanchev lands a left hand.
Stanchev is looking to break free of the clinch but Galanos has double underhooks.
Galanos misses with a punch to the body.
Galanos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanchev prevents a body shot from Galanos.
Stanchev tries a body shot but Galanos blocks it.
Galanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanchev blocks an uppercut.
Stanchev blocking some punches.
Galanos tries a body shot but Stanchev blocks it.
Galanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galanos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stanchevs head.
Galanos scores with a shot to the side of Stanchev's head.
Galanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galanos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galanos tries a body shot but Stanchev blocks it.
Stanchev blocks an uppercut.
Stanchev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Galanos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Galanos working aggressively here.
Galanos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galanos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galanos prevents Stanchev from breaking the clinch.
Stanchev tries to work over Galanos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanchev.
Galanos pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galanos keeping moving, preventing Stanchev from controlling successfully.
Galanos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanos is adopting a defensive guard.
Galanos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stanchev should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Galanos has tightened it up now! Stanchev should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hero Galanos!
Hero Galanos is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hero Galanos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Campbells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Tuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Campbells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tuke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbells throws a body kick that misses.
Tuke rushes Campbells and presses him up against the cage.
Campbells lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbells's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuke managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
A short left from Tuke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuke avoids it.
A short left from Tuke.
Campbells throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
Campbells landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nick Tuke has been cut.
Campbells just leaning against Tuke, taking a breather.
Tuke misses with the head strike.
Tuke wants to stall.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuke avoids the damage to the body.
Campbells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuke blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
Tuke gets through Campbells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbells looking to throw knees to the head but Tuke is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuke trying to stall but Campbells improves his position.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Tuke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Campbells has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Campbells lands a knee to the head.
Tuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbells misses with a knee strike.
Campbells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuke.
Tuke wants to get back to striking at distance but Campbells won't allow it.
Campbells lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tuke is looking to control Campbells's arms but Campbells gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tuke has his back to the cage.
Campbells taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Campbells leaning his opponent against the cage.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
Campbells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuke.
Tuke avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuke avoids the damage to the body.
Campbells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuke managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbells.
Tuke trying to stall but Campbells improves his position.
Tuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Campbells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuke avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campbells as Tuke tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbells dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Tuke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Campbells moves away from the strike by Tuke.
Campbells tries to counter by clinching up but Tuke breaks away and moves out of range.
Campbells gets a clinch.
Campbells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuke's face.
Campbells crunches a lovely knee into Tuke's ribcage.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuke avoids it.
Campbells is struggling to control the position.
Tuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tuke tries to break free but Campbells pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuke is defending well for now.
Tuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Campbells avoiding damage.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the head but Tuke blocks with his arms.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Campbells misses with a knee strike.
Tuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Campbells misses with a knee to the head.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbells working Tuke over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuke has a couple of punches blocked by Campbells.
Campbells has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Campbells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuke can't break the clinch.
Campbells unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbells scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Campbells obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuke's face.
Campbells utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuke is breathing heavily.
Campbells utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbells landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Tuke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbells lands a knee to the head.
Tuke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Campbells connects with a knee to the head.
Campbells crunches a lovely knee into Tuke's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbells misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Campbells scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbells connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Campbells.
That has opened up Nick Tuke's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Tuke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbells is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuke can do to turn this around?
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Campbells lands a knee to the body.
Campbells looking to throw knees to the head but Tuke is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbells dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Tuke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campbells drives through and clinches with Tuke against the cage.
Campbells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbells taking a breather.
Tuke managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Campbells lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campbells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuke is defending well for now.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells connects with a knee to the head.
Tuke trying to stall but Campbells improves his position.
Campbells misses with a knee to the head.
Campbells scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the head but Tuke blocks with his arms.
Tuke avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tuke avoids it.
Campbells lands a knee to the head.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbells lands a knee to the head.
Campbells with a knee to the head.
Tuke is rocked!
Knees to the body from Campbells.
Tuke avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
Campbells landing knees to the head.
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuke blocks it with crossed arms.
Tuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuke avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuke avoids the damage to the body.
Tuke is trying to break free.
Tuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbells landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the head but Tuke blocks with his arms.
Tuke is trying to push Campbells away but Campbells has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Nick Tuke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
Campbells working Tuke over with knees to the body.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Campbells.
Campbells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuke's face.
Campbells misses with a knee strike.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tuke blocks it with crossed arms.
Tom Campbells has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Campbells throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Tuke is trying to push Campbells away but Campbells has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuke avoids the damage to the body.
Campbells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbells clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Tuke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tuke pushes Campbells up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbells putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tuke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Campbells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuke.
Campbells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbells has Tuke pressed against the cage.
Campbells lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
Campbells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuke is defending well for now.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campbells crunches a lovely knee into Tuke's ribcage.
Come on Campbells - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Campbells lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tuke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Campbells up against the cage.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbells takes a shot to the head.
Campbells utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Campbells misses with a knee to the head.
Tuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbells landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbells.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbells scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbells looking to throw knees to the head but Tuke is blocking nicely.
Tuke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbells working Tuke over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbells putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tuke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbells.
Campbells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Campbells is struggling to control the position.
Campbells manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tuke.
Campbells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuke avoids the damage to the body.
Tuke avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
Campbells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Campbells.
Campbells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbells had his way with Nick Tuke in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Tuke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Campbells throws a nice head kick!
Campbells throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbells clinches with his opponent.
Campbells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tuke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Campbells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tuke's face.
Campbells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuke has Campbells pushed against the cage.
Campbells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tuke is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbells.
Tuke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tuke managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Campbells misses with a knee to the head.
Tuke tries to break free but Campbells pushes him back against the cage.
Campbells lands a knee to the head.
Campbells with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuke tries to break the clinch but Campbells is controlling the position.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuke avoids the damage to the body.
Tuke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Campbells with a knee to the head.
Campbells lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbells.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Tuke blocks it.
Campbells stalls.
Campbells lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbells is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tuke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tuke managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Campbells landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Campbells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nick Tuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbells connects with a knee to the head.
Campbells lands a knee to the head.
Campbells lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Campbells misses with a knee strike.
Tom Campbells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbells being controlled against the cage.
Campbells connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbells blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Campbells.
Tuke slowing the pace effectively.
Tuke tries to work over Campbells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Campbells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbells 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:42
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:42
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Campbells!
Tom Campbells is the new middleweight champion!
Tom Campbells was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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