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RFC 19: Judgement Day PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Just Bleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosu McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Just Bleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chosu McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady has his takedown stuffed
letting Bleed counter with a right hand.
Bleed tests McGrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGrady darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bleed blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGrady.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGrady takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleed defending well though.
McGrady is keen to just control but Bleed is a slippery customer.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
McGrady is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bleed is just riding it out for now. McGrady eventually gives up the hold.
Bleed is refusing to be controlled, as McGrady sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady prevents Bleed from improving his position.
Nice strikes from McGrady there.
Bleed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGrady is working away from the top position though.
McGrady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleed is refusing to be controlled, as McGrady sits in half guard.
Bleed tries to roll over but McGrady keeps him under control.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed wants to control but McGrady is keeping busy.
McGrady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGrady is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
Bleed trying to hold on to McGrady's head to control him but McGrady postures up.
McGrady prevents Bleed from improving his position.
Nice strikes from McGrady there.
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.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bleed controlling the position well.
McGrady looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bleed taking some punishment here, with McGrady in his half guard.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleed defending well though.
Bleed trying to control from the bottom.
Bleed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bleed is looking to control McGrady's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bleed avoid being mounted?
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed is looking to improve his position.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
McGrady sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleed defending well though.
McGrady is keen to just control but Bleed is a slippery customer.
McGrady drops an elbow to the side of Bleed's head.
McGrady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bleed is positioning himself well to prevent McGrady advancing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGrady is thwarting Bleed's attempts to control the position.
Bleed taking some punishment here, with McGrady in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chosu McGrady dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGrady closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bleed's guard.
McGrady throws a big elbow that misses.
McGrady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bleed trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
McGrady with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGrady scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bleed pulls McGrady in close to his closed guard and prevents McGrady from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bleed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGrady on the ground.
McGrady trying to control but Bleed is working from the bottom.
Chosu McGrady has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
McGrady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bleed is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady postures up.
McGrady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bleed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGrady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGrady working some strikes from top position.
McGrady drops back looking for a leg! Bleed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bleed manages to kick McGrady off! McGrady jumps back into Bleed's guard.
Bleed pulls McGrady in close to prevent any damage.
McGrady throwing strikes from guard but Bleed blocks nicely.
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.
Bleed seems keen to control McGrady's posture.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
Bleed controls McGrady momentarily but McGrady frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bleed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGradys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGrady shoots in and drives through. Bleed sprawls well.
McGrady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGrady connects with the punch.
Chosu McGrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGrady shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bleed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleed is trying to get back to full guard.
Bleed moves into full guard.
Bleed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGrady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bleed trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McGrady looking to pass the guard.
Bleed trying to control the position.
Bleed is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGrady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McGrady postures up and lands a big shot to Bleed's brow.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
Bleed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGrady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGrady trying to control but Bleed is working from the bottom.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chosu McGrady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McGrady misses with a few strikes there.
McGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from McGrady misses.
McGrady shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bleed defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - McGrady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGrady misses with an uppercut.
Bleed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGrady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGrady is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleed connects with a nice looking jab.
Bleed tries to sprawl but McGrady drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrady thows a huge punch but Bleed dodges it nicely.
McGrady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bleed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGrady is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bleed is looking for a sweep. McGrady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGrady trying to control the action but Bleed is working from the bottom.
Bleed trying to control but McGrady postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGrady lands a nice short elbow.
Bleed is trying to get back to full guard.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGrady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleed is holding on to half guard well.
McGrady wants to take a breather but Bleed is having none of it.
Just Bleed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but Bleed is blocking nicely.
McGrady looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McGrady throwing shots but Bleed is blocking nicely.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleed is looking to improve his position.
McGrady lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGrady wants to take a breather but Bleed is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bleed looking for submissions off his back.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
Bleed works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
Bleed looking to control but McGrady passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is thwarting Bleed's attempts to control the position.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGrady working over Bleed with some ground and pound. Bleed looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGrady lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Bleed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chosu McGrady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGrady content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chosu McGrady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGrady 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chosu McGrady!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Aguilero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Aguilero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondurant throws an overhand right that lands on Aguilero's shoulder, as Aguilero tries to avoid the shot.
We've been hearing reports that Aguilero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aguilero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bondurant misses the jab.
Aguilero appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aguilero throws out a leg kick but Bondurant moves out of range and Aguilero only half commits.
Aguilero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aguilero takes one to the chin there.
Bondurant throws out a loose jab but Aguilero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bondurant fails to land the takedown.
Aguilero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilero staying out of range there.
Bondurant tries to clinch up.
Aguilero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bondurant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguilero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant wants to clinch.
Bondurant tries to clinch there but Aguilero circles away.
Bondurant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bondurant wants to clinch up but Aguilero keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Bondurant catches Aguilero right on the button with a cross.
Bondurant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bondurant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aguilero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bondurant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aguilero lands a knee to the body.
Aguilero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bondurant is trying to push Aguilero away but Aguilero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aguilero lands an elbow inside that Bondurant shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguilero circles away.
Jack Bondurant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Bondurant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bondurant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aguilero.
Bondurant misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bondurant misses with a wild combination.
Aguilero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Aguilero.
Aguilero swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondurant.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguilero circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Bondurant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bondurant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bondurant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aguilero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aguilero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bondurant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aguilero tries to clinch but Bondurant moves out of range.
Aguilero instigates a clinch.
Bondurant's coach down at Kalashnikov MMA Gym ($500/Week - Elite Coaching was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bondurant's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aguilero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bondurant avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguilero.
Aguilero lands a knee to the body.
Aguilero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aguilero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bondurant blocks an elbow strike from Aguilero.
Aguilero swings wildly with an uppercut but Bondurant uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant is trying to break the clinch but Aguilero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguilero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bondurant blocks the elbow strike.
Aguilero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguilero lands an elbow that stopped Bondurant in his tracks for a moment.
Aguilero decides to pull guard.
Aguilero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aguilero is working an open guard so Bondurant takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aguilero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aguilero tries to counter by clinching up but Bondurant breaks away and moves out of range.
Aguilero throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Aguilero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aguilero slips a jab from Bondurant.
Aguilero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bondurant can do to turn this around?
Aguilero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bondurant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bondurant clinches with his opponent.
Bondurant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguilero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bondurant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aguilero working aggressively here.
Aguilero lands a hook that snaps the head of Bondurant backwards.
Aguilero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguilero gets through Bondurant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bondurant avoiding damage as Aguilero throws knees to the body.
Aguilero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bondurant's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chad Aguilero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Aguilero.
Bondurant wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguilero won't allow it.
Bondurant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondurant blocks an elbow strike.
Aguilero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aguilero lands an elbow inside that Bondurant shrugs off.
Aguilero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aguilero tries to land knees in the clinch but Bondurant avoids the damage to the body.
Bondurant dodges an elbow strike from Aguilero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aguilero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aguilero is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That kick from Aguilero tenderised Bondurant's leg. Bondurant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aguilero thuds a left hand into Bondurant's body.
Aguilero throws a good cross that connects.
Aguilero misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aguilero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguilero connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondurant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguilero tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bondurant manages to circle out of the way.
Bondurant looks to clinch
letting Aguilero counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant tries to clinch there but Aguilero circles away.
Aguilero looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bondurant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aguilero.
Jab by Bondurant.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguilero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aguilero is looking to counter the offense by Bondurant and move into the clinch.
Aguilero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondurant.
Bondurant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bondurant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondurant dives in and grabs Aguilero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aguilero pushes down on Bondurant's head and hops out.
Aguilero throws a hook but Bondurant avoids it easily.
Aguilero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Aguilero moves away
and Aguilero counters with a thumping low kick.
Bondurant closes the distance and clinches up with Aguilero, looking for a takedown. Bondurant pushes Aguilero against the cage but Aguilero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chad Aguilero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bondurant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aguilero did well to prevent Bondurant getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguilero keeping control of the position.
Aguilero looking for submissions off his back.
Bondurant wants to stand up but Aguilero is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Aguilero dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bondurant misses with a double jab.
Bondurant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bondurant is defended easily by Aguilero.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguilero circles away.
Aguilero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bondurant.
Bondurant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aguilero sprawls well. Aguilero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bondurant gets slowly back to his feet.
Aguilero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aguilero throws the kick towards the body but Bondurant avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant throws a series of punches but Aguilero avoids them all with ease.
Bondurant 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.
Aguilero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bondurant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bondurant throws a hook to the side of Aguilero's head but Aguilero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aguilero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilero tries to clinch up but Bondurant circles away and keeps his distance.
Bondurant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguilero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aguilero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bondurant misses with a combination
and Aguilero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bondurant tries to clinch but Aguilero moves away
and Aguilero counters with a shoot takedown. Bondurant fights it but they end up in guard.
Bondurant wants to stand but Aguilero is controlling the position.
Bondurant working for a triangle but Aguilero defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguilero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bondurant working for a triangle but Aguilero defends it easily.
Bondurant has his foot on Aguilero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aguilero works his way back into a safe position though.
Bondurant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilero forces his way into half guard.
Aguilero stops Bondurant from getting back to his feet.
Aguilero is trying to work for a kimura but Bondurant is defending well.
Bondurant tries to get to full guard but Aguilero has control of the leg.
Bondurant trying to control here.
Bondurant is staying active underneath Aguilero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bondurant is in trouble now - Aguilero has advanced to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bondurant is trying to stand but he's just given Aguilero his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilero looking for the choke but no joy.
Aguilero working for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
Chad Aguilero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bondurant wants to get back to his feet.
Aguilero lands with a hammerfist to the side of Bondurant's head.
Will Aguilero go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bondurant wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilero tries to get the hooks in deep but Bondurant pushed the leg off.
Bondurant trying to get back to his feet but Aguilero is in full control for now.
Jack Bondurant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bondurant is really stuck here.
Bondurant wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Bondurant is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bondurant tries to roll but Aguilero sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Aguilero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguilero 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Aguilero!
After winning the bout, Chad Aguilero 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Louie Hubston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Supertramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supertramp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sikamikanico- Red Hot Chili Peppers. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louie Hubston !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Supertramp!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supertramp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hubston pinned against the cage. Hubston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Hubston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Supertramp.
Hubston misses with a combination
and Supertramp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hubston won't be happy with that.
Supertramp cracks Hubston with a big right hand but Hubston just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hubston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Supertramp on the ground.
Hubston wants to get back to his feet but Supertramp drags him back down.
Hubston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hubston tries to get out of the position.
Hubston is not content to let Supertramp control the position.
Supertramp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Supertramp tries for a kimura but Hubston is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hubston is working to avoid the ground and pound but Supertramp connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supertramp lands a nice forearm strike.
Supertramp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hubston down.
You can see the frustration on Hubston 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Supertramp cracks Hubston with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hubston taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hubston is rocked!
Hubston is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Hubston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supertramp just content to control the position.
Supertramp working the ground and pound.
Supertramp prevents Hubston from escaping the position.
Supertramp works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Supertramp lands a huge shot from side control! Hubston is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Supertramp!
Alexander Supertramp 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 William Wulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamu Kalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Wulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akamu Kalani!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalani throws a lazy right hand but Wulver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wulver checks a leg kick.
Kalani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wulver.
Wulver seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kalani drops his hands momentarily and Wulver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wulver dodges the punch combination from Kalani.
As Kalani looks to move away, Wulver throws a big counter combo but Kalani just gets out of the way.
Akamu Kalani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalani defending well as Wulver loads up on a big left hand.
Kalani misses with a wild body shot.
Wulver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalani rushes Wulver and presses him up against the cage.
Kalani told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wulver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kalani fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kalani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Kalani.
Wulver scores with a jab to the head.
Wulver lands with a nice body punch.
Wulver throws a right and a left that Kalani avoids nicely.
Wulver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalani.
Wulver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalani as he avoids it easily.
Wulver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wulver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalani.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalani.
Wulver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wulver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Kalani scores with a four punch combination!
Wulver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalani.
Wulver pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalani back to the cage. Wulver follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wulver doesn't seem bothered though.
Kalani dodges the punch combination from Wulver.
Kalani thuds a left hand into Wulver's body.
Kalani tries to clinch but Wulver moves away
enabling Wulver to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalani tries to clinch but Wulver is having none of it.
Kalani misses with a two punch combination.
Wulver throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wulver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kalani throws a combination that misses
and Wulver counters with a straight right hand.
Kalani darts in trying to clinch
and Wulver counters with a straight right hand.
Kalani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wulver.
Kalani cracks Wulver with an open hand slap.
Kalani throws a combination that misses
letting Wulver counter with a right hand.
Wulver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wulver clobbers Kalani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kalani lands a nice hook to Wulver's body. Wulver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalani is looking to clinch.
Kalani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulver lands a jab to the head.
Kalani staying out of range there.
Kalani drops his hands momentarily and Wulver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wulver misses the shot to the body.
Wulver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalani lands a jab-cross combination.
Wulver slips a jab and a cross from Kalani.
Kalani lands a jab to the nose.
Wulver misses with a takedown attempt - Kalani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wulver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wulver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalani.
Kalani misses with a shot to the body
and Wulver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalani misses with a right hand
letting Wulver counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that William Wulver will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Kalani is predictable there
and Wulver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wulver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalani counters with a right hand to the body.
Wulver connects with a looping right hand.
Kalani slips a jab and a cross from Wulver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalani! But no joy.
Kalani tries to clinch but Wulver is having none of it.
Kalani swings for the body but Wulver moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulver. That snapped Kalani's head back.
Kalani cracks the inside of Wulver's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalani throws a leg kick but Wulver checks it.
Kalani swings for the body but Wulver moves out of range.
A left lands for Wulver.
Wulver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalani doesn't seem bothered though.
Wulver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalani's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulver misses with a straight left.
Akamu Kalani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalani darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
William Wulver is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wulver in his tracks.
Kalani avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Wulver backs off Kalani throws a huge counter combo but Wulver manages to avoid it all.
Wulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalani manages to avoid it.
Kalani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulver.
Wulver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wulver throws the left hand but Kalani avoids the punch easily.
Kalani slips a jab from Wulver.
Kalani throws out a leg kick but Wulver moves out of range and Kalani only half commits.
Wulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalani manages to avoid it.
Wulver lands with a hook. Kalani tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulver looks for a takedown but Kalani sprawls well.
Kalani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wulver keeps the fight on the outside.
Wulver is looking for a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Kalani.
It looks like William Wulver has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalani throws a leg kick
and Wulver counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalani closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wulver counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalani swinging wildly here.
It looked like Wulver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalani manages to avoid it.
Wulver keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Kalani there.
A punch combination from Kalani misses.
Kalani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Kalani misses
and Wulver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wulver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalani misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Wulver misses.
Kalani wants to counter with a clinch but Wulver pushes him away.
Kalani cracks Wulver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kalani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wulver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalani missing with a left hand there. Wulver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wulver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wulver scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulver throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalani misses with a few strikes there.
Kalani throws a lazy uppercut
and Wulver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalani defending well as Wulver loads up on a big left hand.
Wulver misses the shot to the body.
Kalani misses with a shot to the body
and Wulver counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Wulver scores with a four punch combination!
Kalani misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wulver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Wulver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wulver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
William Wulver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wulver misses with a wild combination.
Kalani swinging wildly here.
Kalani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kalani stalling the fight.
Kalani throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalani is pushing Wulver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kalani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalani breaks the clinch.
Wulver stuns Kalani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kalani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wulver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wulver lands with a right hand.
Kalani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wulver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalani blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Kalani misses
letting Wulver counter with a right hand.
Kalani connects with a leg kick. Wulver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wulver thuds his right hand into Kalani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left and a right from Kalani both land. Nice combination.
Wulver connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wulver throws a body punch but Kalani moves out of range.
Kalani is looking to clinch.
Wulver lands a body shot.
Kalani throws a series of punches but Wulver moves out of range.
Wulver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalani.
Kalani misses with a combination
and Wulver counters with a one-two to the body.
Wulver connects with a jab.
Kalani throws a series of punches but Wulver avoids them all with ease.
Kalani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulver misses with a hook.
Kalani throws a leg kick but Wulver moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kalani.
Wulver misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kalani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulver moves away.
Wulver shoots in for a takedown but Kalani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wulver dodges the punch combination from Kalani.
Sloppy strikes from Kalani. Those never looked like landing.
Kalani misses with a double jab.
Kalani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wulver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kalani scrambles back to his feet.
Kalani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wulver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalani moves forwards but Wulver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulver fails with the takedown.
Kalani is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalani misses the target.
Kalani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalani moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalani tries to counter with a clinch but Wulver shakes him off and moves away.
Kalani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
William Wulver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wulver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalani circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wulver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalani throws a series of punches but Wulver moves out of range.
Wulver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Akamu Kalani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalani misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akamu Kalani.
I think Wulver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William Wulver!
William Wulver 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasi Vrasi (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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193 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasi Vrasi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws a front kick aimed at Vrasi's knee but Vrasi avoids it well.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Vrasi is just out of range.
Vrasi throws out a leg kick but Small moves out of range and Vrasi only half commits.
Small tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vrasi is able to avoid easily.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Vrasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Small swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Small looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small is looking to score with low kicks.
Small pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small swats away the attempt to clinch by Vrasi.
Small throws a sloppy body shot
and Vrasi counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vrasi scores with a kick to the body.
Small lands with an uppercut that bounces Vrasi off the cage and back into range.
Vrasi misses with a body kick.
Small steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vrasi.
Small throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vrasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vrasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrasi misses with an elbow strike.
Vrasi lands a nice elbow.
Small scores with a shot to the side of Vrasi's head.
Small working aggressively here.
Small taking a breather.
Vrasi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Small tries a body shot but Vrasi blocks it.
Vrasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Small is trying to break the clinch but Vrasi has him pressed against the cage.
Small dodges an elbow strike from Vrasi.
Vrasi prevents Small from breaking the clinch.
Vrasi lands a shoulder strike.
Vrasi lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
Vrasi landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrasi obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrasi misses with a punch to the body.
Small is trying to break the clinch but Vrasi has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Small is defending well for now.
Vrasi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Vrasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Small tries to circle away but Vrasi has him pinned against the cage.
Small is trying to break free.
Small breaks from the clinch.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vrasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vrasi connects with a solid leg kick.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Vrasi's front leg but catches the back leg as Vrasi tries to avoid it.
Vrasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Small.
Vrasi slips a jab from Small.
Vrasi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrasi.
Vrasi is trying to counter with his kicks.
A clash of legs there as Vrasi blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Small. Small obviously looking to wear him down.
Small lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vrasi stuns Small with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vrasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vrasi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Small is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vrasi.
That kick from Small tenderised Vrasi's leg. Vrasi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Vrasi 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.
Vrasi takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Vrasi checks a leg kick.
Vrasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Small backs up against the cage.
Small swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vrasi counters with a leg kick.
Small throws an overhand right that lands on Vrasi's shoulder, as Vrasi tries to avoid the shot.
Vrasi is looking to chop away at Small's legs.
Vrasi blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrasi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Small is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Vrasi blocks the leg kick.
Vrasi blocks a leg kick.
Small lands with a shot to the body.
Small moves into range and connects with a jab.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small throws the left hand but Vrasi avoids the punch easily.
Vrasi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Small motions for Vrasi to come forward. Small throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Small misses.
Vrasi checks a leg kick.
Vrasi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Vrasi blocks a low kick nicely.
Vrasi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vrasi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rasi Vrasi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vrasi throws the kick towards the body but Small avoids it.
Small looks to land a left hand but Vrasi moved out of range nicely.
Vrasi is looking to slow Small down with leg kicks.
Small avoids a kick to the body.
Small throws out a leg kick but Vrasi moves out of range and Small only half commits.
Small throws a leg kick but Vrasi moved away.
Vrasi lands a body shot.
Vrasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Small manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vrasi.
Small avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vrasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vrasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Small sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vrasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vrasi cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Small.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Vrasi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vrasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vrasi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Vrasi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Small connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vrasi's hands.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vrasi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Small misses with a low kick.
Vrasi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Small misses with a low kick.
Small walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Small throws a series of punches but Vrasi avoids them all with ease.
Vrasi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small throws the left hand but Vrasi avoids the punch easily.
Vrasi wants to counter the offense by Small and move into the clinch position.
Small 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.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Small wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vrasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Vrasi avoids the body shot from Small.
Small lands an overhand right.
Small closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vrasi moves into the clinch.
Small is trying to break the clinch but Vrasi has him pressed against the cage.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrasi has Small pressed against the cage, preventing Small from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Small misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vrasi.
Small has had enough of the clinch but Vrasi keeps him there for the moment.
Vrasi keeps control of Small as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Small stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vrasi landing knees to the body.
Vrasi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi looking to throw knees to the head but Small is blocking nicely.
Vrasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Small is defending well for now.
Vrasi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vrasi blocks an uppercut.
Vrasi lands a damaging elbow.
Small wants to break free but Vrasi has control.
Vrasi misses with an elbow strike.
Small is trying to break free.
Vrasi blocks an uppercut.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Small avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrasi.
Small manages to break the clinch.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Small misses.
Vrasi tries to counter with a clinch but Small shakes him off and moves away.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Vrasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vrasi checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vrasi.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vrasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vrasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Small throws a hook to the side of Vrasi's head but Vrasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small throws a leg kick but Vrasi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vrasi wants to counter with a clinch but Small pushes him away.
Small sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Vrasi. That's going to slow Small down.
Small with a jab.
Small swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vrasi swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Vrasi misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rasi Vrasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Small misses with a low kick.
Vrasi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Small backing away here, and Vrasi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vrasi throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Vrasi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Small's sensitive parts.
Small slips a straight right by Vrasi.
Vrasi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vrasi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vrasi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vrasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Small misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Vrasi.
Small seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Small cracks the inside of Vrasi's front leg.
Small dodges the punch combination from Vrasi.
Vrasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vrasi.
Small tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vrasi is able to avoid easily.
Vrasi moves out of range as Small strikes.
Vrasi misses with a low kick as Small jumps back.
Small throws a jab when Vrasi was well out of range.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small moves out of range of the body kick from Vrasi.
Vrasi dodges the punch combination from Small.
Small walks into a jab.
Small tries to bum rush Vrasi with a series of wild strikes but Vrasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a straight left.
Vrasi tries to land a front kick but Small steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vrasi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Vrasi as he connects with a hook.
Small takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vrasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrasi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Vrasi.
Vrasi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vrasi lands a nice elbow.
Small manages to break the clinch.
Small misses with a body shot.
Vrasi cracks Small with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi moves out of range as Small strikes.
Vrasi moves into the clinch.
Small is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Small trying to control the position but instead, Vrasi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Small into the cage.
Vrasi missing with knees to the body.
Small lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasi Vrasi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Small - that landed with a thud.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vrasi's elbow.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrasi.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Small working hard to break the clinch.
Small stalling against the cage.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vrasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrasi won't allow it.
Vrasi lands an elbow inside.
Vrasi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vrasi missing with knees to the body.
Small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vrasi connects with a leg kick. Small looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vrasi throws out a powerful jab.
Uriah Small is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Vrasi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vrasi. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasi Vrasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vrasi 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasi Vrasi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Reckless And The Brave. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Derks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wayne defends it well.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Derks's body.
Derks closes the distance and clinches up with Wayne, looking for a takedown. Derks pushes Wayne against the cage but Wayne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Derks swinging wildly here.
Wayne moves forwards but Derks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wayne!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've been informed that Derks 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.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Derks throws out the jab.
Derks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Derks moves out of range.
Derks throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Derks eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Derks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Derks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
Donk. Wayne catches Derks right on the button with a cross.
Bruce Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derks swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a series of strikes. Derks will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Wayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Derks backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Derks looks for the body kick but Wayne saw that one coming.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Derks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Derks misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Derks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a two punch combo.
Wayne is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Derks manages to avoid it.
Derks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Derks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Derks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Derks avoids nicely.
Wayne takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Derks dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Derks throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Derks only half commits.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Derks was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derks.
Derks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wayne defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wayne.
Wayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Derks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derks.
Derks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Derks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne lands the left hand.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Derks avoids the body shot from Wayne.
And Derks tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wayne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Derks motions for Wayne to come forward. Derks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Derks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wayne is looking to wear down Derks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne takes a swing at Derks's ribcage but misses.
Derks misses with a low kick.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Derks.
Wayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Derks can do to turn this around?
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derks moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derks wants to land a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derks misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Derks walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Derks ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Bruce Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne throws a combination that misses
and Derks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Derks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Derks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derks is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Derks on the ground.
Derks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derks.
Wayne pushes Derks off looking to stand but Derks dives back in and keeps control.
Derks uses his free foot to push down on Wayne's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wayne.
Wayne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wayne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wayne tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wayne is squirming around, avoiding Derks's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derks landing punches.
Derks content just to control the position here.
Derks lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Derks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Derks quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Derks but it's paid off an Wayne is forced to tap! Nice work by Derks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Derks!
Nate Derks is the new featherweight champion!
Nate Derks 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Penzenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem comes to the cage accompanied by BAMF! - Bring back the pit. Ali Reem had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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294 lbs
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300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Penzenskiy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem scores with a body shot.
Penzenskiy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penzenskiy looks winded!
Reem closes the distance and pushes Penzenskiy back into the cage.
A short left from Reem.
Reem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penzenskiy or not.
Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem drops Penzenskiy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Penzenskiy looks back up at him and smiles so Reem waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Penzenskiy is rocked!
It looks like Vladimir Penzenskiy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem takes the fight into the clinch.
Penzenskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Reem finish him?
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penzenskiy drops his hands momentarily. Reem doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Penzenskiy staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Penzenskiy doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ali Reem!
Post fight, Ali Reem stared into the camera and said 'I HAD to get this victory. Now I'm back on track, baby! Go home and sit on Putins lap, comrade..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Pang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Pang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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132 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Pang!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly moves out of range of the body kick from Pang.
Tarly connects with a looping right hand.
Tarly moves out of range of the body kick from Pang.
Pang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tarly.
Nice body punch from Tarly.
Tarly moves into the clinch.
Tarly misses with some punches.
Tarly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pang is trying to push Tarly away but Tarly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pang.
Pang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Pang is predictable there
and Tarly counters by moving into the clinch.
Tarly pushes Pang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tarly lands a hook that snaps the head of Pang backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pang backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarly lands a head shot.
Pang tries to move into range but Tarly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pang is rocked!
Tarly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tarly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tarly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pangs head.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pang backwards.
Pang is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarly finish him?
Pang blocks a body shot from Tarly.
Pang seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pang is trying to force a seperation but Tarly has the dominant position.
Tarly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarly digs a right hand into Pang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pang's gas tank.
Tarly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pang backwards.
Tarly can't find room to land a body shot as Pang controls the action.
Tarly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pang looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pang backwards.
Pang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tarly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tarly - that landed with a thud.
Tarly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarly lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pang to his knees! Tarly keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samwell Tarly!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taichi Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano has chosen Angel of Doom - Shiro Sagisu as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raja Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws out a loose jab but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Raja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Kitano tries to clinch up.
Kitano throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Kitano's belly button to the back.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitano.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Kitano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Kitano misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kitanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khan cracks a nice hook into Kitano's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano misses with a hook.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Kitano backpedaling.
Kitano walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Kitano throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kitano.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitano.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Kitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Kitano moves out of range.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Kitano's head but Kitano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitano moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Kitano moved out of range.
Kitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kitano looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kitano counters with a nice body shot.
Khan throws a jab when Kitano was well out of range.
Khan with a jab.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano misses the shot to the body.
Kitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kitano lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kitano misses.
Kitano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Kitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Kitano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kitano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitano.
Kitano lands a slapping body shot.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kitano.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kitano has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Khan throws a body punch but Kitano moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Kitano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kitano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kitano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan slips a straight right by Kitano.
Kitano cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Kitano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Kitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kitano lands with a nice body punch.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Kitano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kitano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan lunges at Kitano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kitano's hand.
Khan digs a good hook to Kitano's body.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kitano doesn't seem phased though.
Kitano is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan throws a series of punches but Kitano avoids them all with ease.
Kitano dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan takes one on the button.
Khan is rocked!
Raja Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kitano.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Kitano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kitano blocks a jab.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kitano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitano can do to turn this around?
Kitano connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Kitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Kitano does no damage.
Kitano swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitano looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Kitano ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Khan cracks Kitano with a good jab.
A jab from Kitano finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Kitano lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Kitano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kitano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Kitano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kitano scores with a hook.
Kitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Kitano lands a right hook to the body.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kitano counters with a straight right hand.
Kitano pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kitano misses with the head strike.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Khan tries to break free but Kitano pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Kitano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitano controlling the action here for a moment.
Kitano swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Khan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Kitano throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Kitano lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kitano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kitano throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taichi Kitano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kitano slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kitano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Kitano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kitano takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Kitano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kitano throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan lands a jab to Kitano's midsection.
Kitano cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitano digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitano scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids the body shot from Kitano.
Kitano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Kitano's head but Kitano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitano scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Kitano.
Kitano misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitano punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Kitano throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitano.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitano.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Kitano misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a hook. Kitano ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Khan.
Kitano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kitano throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan thuds his right hand into Kitano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kitano blocks a jab.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitano thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Kitano connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips a jab from Kitano.
Khan tests Kitano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kitano is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Kitano tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Kitano ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Kitano seems to have recovered his senses.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Kitano - just one landing.
Kitano misses with a looping right.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kitano.
Kitano misses with a double jab.
Kitano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan staying out of range there.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitano manages to avoid it.
Kitano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khan slips a jab from Kitano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kitano misses the target.
The fighters circling - Kitano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kitano wants to counter with a clinch but Khan pushes him away.
Kitano takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Kitano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kitano slips the punch.
Kitano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kitano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Kitano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Taichi Kitano just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitano misses with a hook.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kitano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan takes a swing at Kitano's ribcage but misses.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Kitano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kitano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kitano tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Khan.
Kitano wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Kitano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitano.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Kitano. Kitano maintains the clinch.
Kitano throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan wants to break free but Kitano has control.
Kitano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kitano slips the punch.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Kitano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitano throws out the jab.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Kitano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kitano lands a lovely overhand right.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kitano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Kitano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Kitano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Kitano ducks down to avoid it.
Kitano throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Kitano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Kitano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kitano.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kitano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Kitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Kitano moved out of range nicely.
Kitano gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kitano.
Kitano tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Raja Khan 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khan throws a body punch but Kitano moves out of range.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kitano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Kitano takes one to the chin there.
Kitano takes one to the side of the head.
Khan moves forwards but Kitano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kitano slips a straight right by Khan.
Kitano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kitano misses the body punch
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kitano, as that shot connected.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kitano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kitano moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kitano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kitano looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Kitano lands a head shot.
Kitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Kitano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a hook but Kitano blocks it.
Khan misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kitano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Kitano moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khan.
Kitano misses with a body shot.
Kitano scores with a punch to the head.
Kitano closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Khan! Kitano dives in looking to finish! Khan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taichi Kitano!
Taichi Kitano is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, Taichi Kitano took to the microphone: 'Two belts! This has been a wonderful journey, thank you big boss for letting me have this opportunity, and thank you Khan for the fight'.
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