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KOFC 20 - Grice vs Obama PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Henry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry lands a jab.
Sousa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sousa tries to land a leg kick but Henry saw it coming and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sousa misses with a punch to the body.
Henry trying to stall but Sousa improves his position.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sousa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sousa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa misses with the head strike.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Sousa is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sousa.
Sousa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Henry regains guard.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Sousa from controlling successfully.
Sousa looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Henry working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henry passes into half guard.
Sousa actively working from the bottom here.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sousa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sousa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Sousa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sousa trying to hold on to Henry's head to control him but Henry postures up.
Sousa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Sousa's head.
Sousa is looking to control Henry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sousa avoid being mounted?
Henry slips a nice elbow through Sousa's hands, connecting with Sousa's forehead.
Sousa is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Sousa is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sousa is concentrating on defense, preventing Henry from advancing position.
Sousa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sousa is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry trying to control but Sousa is working from the bottom.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sousa is looking to improve his position.
Sousa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sousa is not content to let Henry control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sousa is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Henry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sousa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sousa thows a leg kick but Henry checks it
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sousa throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Sousa throws a leg kick but Henry checks it.
Sousa 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.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Sousa.
Henry throws out a counter right but Sousa avoids it with no problem.
Sousa misses with an uppercut.
Henry catches Sousa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Joao Sousa has been cut.
Sousa lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a hook but Sousa avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Henry.
Nice cross by Henry.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sousa tries to counter with a takedown but Henry is quick to defend against it.
Henry scores with a jab. Sousa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Henry as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Henry lands.
Sousa 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.
Sousa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sousa.
Sousa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sousa fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry scores with a jab.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry gets tackled into the cage by Sousa. Sousa maintains the clinch.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sousa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sousa scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Sousa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sousa has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sousa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sousa lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sousa.
A short right from Sousa on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Sousa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sousa pulls guard.
Sousa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sousa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Sousa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Sousa looking to control.
Sousa looking for a guillotine here but Henry defends easily.
Henry controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sousa is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sousa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Sousa's legs - danger averted.
Sousa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Sousa's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao Sousa's cut.
That's time! Sousa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henry misses the jab.
Sousa instigates a clinch.
Henry wants the takedown. Sousa is fighting it off but Henry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sousa's guard against the cage.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sousa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Sousa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa looking to control.
Sousa has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Sousa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry pushes down on Sousa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sousa wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Sousa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Sousa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry prevents Sousa from improving his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sousa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Sousa counters by clinching up.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sousa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry wants to stall.
Henry gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Sousa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Sousa is defending well.
Henry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sousa keeps working.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Sousa defends it.
Sousa actively working from the bottom here.
Henry trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sousa is staying active underneath Henry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sousa is trying to control but can't.
Henry is keen to just control but Sousa is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sousa.
Henry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sousa momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice jab there from Henry.
Sousa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joao Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry tries to sprawl but Sousa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chet Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chet Manley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chet Manley!
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, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Manley.
Manley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Number walks into a stiff left hand from Manley.
Number darts in trying to clinch
letting Manley counter with a right hand.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack Number seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Number tries to clinch there but Manley circles away.
Manley lands with a hook. Number tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Number wants to clinch.
Manley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Number's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Manley tenderised Number's leg. Number is trying to keep his angry face on.
Number looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Number wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Number takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Number tries to clinch
and Manley counters with a left and a right that stings Number.
Manley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Number's calf.
Number clinches.
Manley pushes Number back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Manley lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Manley.
Manley can't find room to land a body shot as Number controls the action.
Manley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Number tries to clinch there but Manley circles away.
Manley connects with a jab.
Number tries to clinch but Manley is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Number sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Number looks winded!
Number tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manley counters with a one-two to the body.
Number is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manley.
Number is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Number is still on wobbly legs! Can Manley finish him?
Number backs away from a small jab... but Manley lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Number crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Manley with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chet Manley!
Chet Manley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainman Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Hofman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rainman Rivers's chin.
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Hofman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rainman Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
Hofman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hofman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hofman is working for a submission of some sort.
Hofman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hofman.
Hofman 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman is working for a kimura but Rivers is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is defending against the submission attempts here by Hofman.
Hofman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hofman wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hofman in particular looking to stall.
Hofman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rivers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rivers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hofman seems to be looking for submissions.
Hofman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rivers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hofman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rivers is in trouble now - Hofman has advanced to mount!
Hofman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rivers is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hofman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hofman pushes a forearm under Rivers's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rivers is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Hofman!
An out of breath Denis Hofman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vinegar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kowalewicz Mlynarczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinegar's entrance music is Birds of War. A fine choice. Vic Vinegar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Vinegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kowalewicz Mlynarczyk!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinegar lands a body shot.
Mlynarczyk swings for the body but Vinegar moves out of range.
Mlynarczyk instigates a clinch.
Vinegar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vinegar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vinegar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vinegar is thwarting Mlynarczyk's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinegar moves into full mount! Mlynarczyk won't be happy about that!
Vinegar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mlynarczyk hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Vinegar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vinegar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vinegar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vinegar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vinegar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mlynarczyk looks a forlorn figure.
Vinegar controlling the position easily from mount.
Mlynarczyk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vinegar with shots to the head and body - Mlynarczyk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vinegar is landing with some decent strikes but Mlynarczyk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mlynarczyk?
Mlynarczyk taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Mlynarczyk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vinegar dominating with strikes here.
Vinegar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vinegar lands a couple of good shots and Mlynarczyk has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vinegar biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mlynarczyk is taking damage to the body and head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vinegar lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mlynarczyk hold on?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Vinegar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Vinegar.
Mlynarczyk grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mlynarczyk won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Vinegar off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vic Vinegar!
After winning the bout, Vic Vinegar 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Higher Love. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tyron Woodley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley misses with a takedown
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honey throws a body shot but no joy.
Woodley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woodley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Woodley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honey pulls Woodley in close to prevent any damage.
Honey keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woodley.
Woodley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woodley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woodley throws a big right hand that misses.
Woodley wants to stand and escape but instead Honey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Honey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Woodley wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Woodley wants to hit a switch here but Honey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Woodley there!
Honey content just to control the position here.
Woodley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley tries to lock up and control but Honey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woodley has given up his back here.
Woodley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
What can Woodley do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Honey continues to stall.
Honey is not going to allow Woodley to sit and survive in this position.
What can Woodley do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley trying to control the hands but Honey won't let him.
I really don't envy Woodley right now.
Woodley keeps trying to improve his position.
Good control from Honey.
Honey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Honey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Honey lands with a cross.
Honey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woodley on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Honey. Beautiful body shot.
Woodley tries for a takedown but Honey circles away easily
and Honey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey drops Woodley with a nice combination! Honey dives into Woodley's guard, looking to finish!
Woodley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley is striking off his back. Honey thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Honey is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Honey is working away from the top position though.
Woodley tries to get to full guard but Honey has control of the leg.
Woodley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Woodley tries to roll over but Honey keeps him under control.
Honey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Woodley is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Honey is working away from the top position though.
Woodley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley takes one on the button.
Honey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Honey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woodley has time to react.
Woodley is still on wobbly legs! Can Honey finish him?
Honey throws a monster overhand right that drops Woodley! Honey follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Honey!
An out of breath Hugh Honey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Tyron Woodley stepped up to the mic, saying 'i will be back strong'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Broadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vu Trang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broadus comes to the cage accompanied by Drop It Like It's Hot. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Broadus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vu Trang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trang throws a right hand that misses
and Broadus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Broadus.
Broadus throws a hook but Trang blocks it.
Trang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Calvin Broadus has been cut.
Broadus loads up on a big right hand but Trang slips the punch.
Broadus moves into the clinch successfully.
Trang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Broadus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Broadus blocks it with crossed arms.
Trang tries to land a knee to the head but Broadus blocks with his arms.
Trang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Broadus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trang takes a shot to the head.
Trang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Broadus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broadus.
Trang misses with a knee to the head.
Broadus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Broadus blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Broadus.
Trang looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadus lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Broadus.
Broadus lands a nice uppercut.
Broadus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trangs head.
Broadus lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Broadus.
Broadus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Broadus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Broadus.
Trang takes a shot to the head.
Broadus digs a right hand into Trang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trang's gas tank.
Broadus lands with a short shot to the head.
Broadus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trang is rocked!
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!
Broadus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trang is still on wobbly legs! Can Broadus finish him?
Broadus throws a big uppercut that drops Trang! More strikes from Broadus and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Trang lies dazed against the cage as Broadus celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Broadus!
An out of breath Calvin Broadus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Messie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Law Ramey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Messie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Law Ramey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramey was well out of range. Poor timing from Messie.
Messie takes a swing at Ramey's ribcage but misses.
Messie swings for the body but Ramey moves out of range.
Messie throws a series of punches but Ramey moves out of range.
Ramey wants to counter the offense by Messie and move into the clinch position.
Ramey slips a straight right by Messie.
Ramey wants to counter the offense by Messie and move into the clinch position.
Ramey gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Messie as the two fighters clinch.
Ramey misses with a knee strike.
Ramey tries a knee to the head but Messie blocks it.
Messie is working Ramey over against the cage.
Ramey misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Messie tries a body shot but Ramey blocks it.
Ramey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Messie is defending well for now.
Ramey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Ramey.
Messie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramey backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rameys head.
Ramey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Messie blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Messie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramey blocks a body shot from Messie.
Messie avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramey.
Messie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramey backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Messie.
Messie tries to work over Ramey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Messie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Messie struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramey controls his hands.
Messie misses with a punch to the body.
Ramey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Stanley Messie has been cut.
Messie working aggressively here.
Ramey lands a nice knee to the body.
Messie has a couple of punches blocked by Ramey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messie misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramey blocking some punches.
Messie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramey backwards.
Messie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramey looking to throw knees to the head but Messie is blocking nicely.
Messie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Messie avoids the elbow strike from Ramey, against the cage.
Ramey missing with knees to the body.
Ramey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramey throws an elbow but it misses.
Messie throws a head punch that misses.
Messie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Messie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Ramey.
Messie tries to break the clinch but Ramey is controlling the position.
Messie presses Ramey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Messie just leaning against Ramey, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramey throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messie blocks the elbow strike.
Ramey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Messie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramey misses with a knee strike.
Messie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramey misses with an elbow strike.
Messie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Messie misses with the head strike.
Messie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messie wants to break free but Ramey has control.
Ramey scores with a knee to the head.
Messie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramey misses with a knee to the head.
Messie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramey working Messie over with knees to the body.
Messie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramey.
Messie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Messie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramey momentarily.
Messie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messie just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramey clinches with his opponent.
Messie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramey working Messie over with knees to the body.
Ramey lands a knee to the head.
Ramey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramey lands a good knee to the midsection. Messie won't want to take too many of those.
Messie gets through Ramey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Messie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramey lands an elbow just above Messie 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramey scores with a knee to the head.
Messie working aggressively here.
Ramey crunches a lovely knee into Messie's ribcage.
Messie is breathing heavily.
Ramey misses with a knee strike.
Messie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramey's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Law Ramey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanley Messie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramey has Messie up against the cage in a clinch.
Messie working hard to break the clinch.
Ramey scores with a knee to the head.
Ramey lands a good knee to the midsection. Messie won't want to take too many of those.
Ramey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Messie avoids it.
Messie misses with a body punch.
Messie pushes Ramey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Messie is defending well for now.
Messie avoids the elbow strike from Ramey, against the cage.
Messie works on Ramey's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Messie working aggressively here.
Ramey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messie lands a shot to the body.
Ramey prevents Messie from breaking the clinch.
Messie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messie's defenses.
Stanley Messie's cut is getting worse.
Messie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Messie avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Messie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Messie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Messie can't find room to land a body shot as Ramey controls the action.
Messie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Messie.
Ramey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Messie can't break the clinch.
Messie managing to block the knees to the body from Ramey.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Messie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Messie pushes Ramey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramey tries to land a knee to the head but Messie blocks with his arms.
Messie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Law Ramey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Messie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Messie lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messie lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramey is breathing heavily.
Ramey blocks a body shot from Messie.
A right hook to the body lands for Messie.
Messie lands a left hand.
Ramey throws an elbow but it misses.
Messie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramey backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramey misses with a knee strike.
Ramey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Messie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Messie tries a body shot but Ramey blocks it.
Messie scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramey is rocked!
Ramey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramey is still on wobbly legs! Can Messie finish him?
A shot in the inside from Messie.
Messie scores with a shoulder strike.
Messie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramey backwards.
Messie pushes Ramey against the cage. Messie is working some dirty boxing. Messie pushes off with a quick right hook! Ramey goes down! Ramey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Messie moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Messie!
A very excited looking Stanley Messie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Martin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a jab to the body
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Wallace throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
Martin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a lazy head kick
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Wallace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Andrew Martin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martin tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallace lands with a right and another and another! Martin is in big trouble! Wallace lands again and this time it's lights out for Martin! A quality knockout there for Wallace.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Wallace!
After winning the bout, William Wallace 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's not unusual. Tom Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries to clinch up
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Jones scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris moves away from the strike by Jones.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Harris throws a counter combo.
Jones cracks Harris with a hook to the temple - Harris is on wobbly legs here! Jones swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Harris falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jones wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom Jones!
Tom Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obama has chosen 5 minutes Alone as his entrance music. Russian Obama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Obama!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Russian Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
Grice connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Russian Obama has been cut.
Grice swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
Grice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obama's calf.
Obama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grice.
Grice feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Obama blocks the body kick.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Obama 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.
Obama throws a low kick but Grice moves out of range easily.
Obama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Obama misses with a hook to the body
and Grice counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama moves out of range of the body kick from Grice.
Obama punishes Grice's body with a nice straight punch.
Obama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice throws a leg kick but Obama moved away.
Obama blocks a leg kick.
Obama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Grice's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID267K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Obama's front leg but catches the back leg as Obama tries to avoid it.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Grice.
Nice defenses there by Obama.
Grice tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama throws a looping overhand right but Grice ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Obama.
Grice just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Grice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grice is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
Obama throws a shot from downtown. Grice moves away and avoids it.
Obama lands with a cross.
Obama misses with a body punch
and Grice counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama jabs Grice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grice moves out of range of the strikes.
Obama looks to land a left hand but Grice moved out of range nicely.
Grice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Grice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama punishes Grice's body with a nice straight punch.
Obama slips a straight right by Grice.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grice!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grice doesn't seem bothered though.
Grice lands a jab.
Grice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grice looks for the body kick but Obama saw that one coming.
Grice is looking to clinch.
Grice blocks a jab.
Grice throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
Obama looks to land a body kick but Grice moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Obama as he connects with a hook.
Grice tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Grice finds it's target.
Grice moves into range and clinches up with Obama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grice.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries a body shot but Grice blocks it.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Grice.
Grice working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Obama.
Grice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grice misses with a body punch.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obama blocks a body shot from Grice.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Obama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obama throws a solid leg kick but Grice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Obama.
Grice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grice lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Grice misses its intended target.
Obama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Obama as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Obama.
Obama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Russian Obama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Grice.
It seemed like Obama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obama! But no joy.
Obama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grice counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Obama.
Grice swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Obama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grice cracks Obama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Obama throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Grice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice misses with a straight left.
Grice backing away here, and Obama unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice slips a straight right by Obama.
Obama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grice's hands.
Obama moves out of range as Grice strikes.
Obama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grice takes a swing at Obama's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Grice.
Obama scores with a nice right hand.
Obama lands a nice hook to Grice's body. Grice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grice scores with a jab to the head.
Grice throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
It seemed like Obama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Grice is looking to slow Obama down with leg kicks.
Obama misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama scores with a jab to the body.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Grice is just out of range.
Obama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obama checks the leg kick.
Grice looks to land a body kick but Obama moved away.
Obama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obama misses with an uppercut
and Grice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obama lands a nice hook to Grice's body. Grice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grice lands with a good body shot.
Grice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obama.
An inside leg kick from Obama misses.
Grice tries to bum rush Obama with a series of wild strikes but Obama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama looks to land a right hand but Grice moved out of range.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grice.
Nice straight punches there by Obama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obama.
Grice tries to clinch up.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obama connects with a right hand. Grice shakes it off.
Grice just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Grice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obama.
Obama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grice on the side of the head.
Obama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obama blocks a leg kick.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Grice tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Obama misses with a looping left.
Grice seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Grice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obama with a nice cross.
Obama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obama throws a leg kick but Grice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grice blocks the body kick.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Obama loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
Grice lands a leg kick that knocks Obama off balance momentarily.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Grice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grice works Obama's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russian Obama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Russian Obama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grice throws a lazy body kick
and Obama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Obama looks to throw a body kick
and Obama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grice throws a front kick aimed at Obama's knee but Obama avoids it well.
Obama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Grice misses.
Obama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grice.
Grice swings widly with a right hand
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Grice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obama has time to react.
Obama connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama takes a swing at Grice's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice throws a body kick that misses
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Grice.
Grice connects with a leg kick. Obama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obama.
Grice throws a body punch but Obama moves out of range.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obama manages to avoid it.
Grice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Obama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grice with a body shot.
Grice connects with an inside leg kick.
Obama gets tackled into the cage by Grice. Grice maintains the clinch.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Grice controls the action.
Grice prevents a body shot from Obama.
Obama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grice backwards.
Obama lands a body punch.
Obama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gary Grice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Grice avoids it by throwing Obama back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Grice's head.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grice.
Grice working aggressively here.
Grice swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama tries to work over Grice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama prevents a body shot from Grice.
Grice blocking some punches.
Obama tries to break the clinch but Grice is controlling the position.
Grice blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grice backwards.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grice is rocked!
Grice tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Grice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice scores with a shoulder strike.
Grice seems to have got his legs back now.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russian Obama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Grice.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice lands with a right to the head.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Obama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Russian Obama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obama working aggressively here.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gary Grice.
Well Obama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Obama!
Russian Obama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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