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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jengo Makumba (ranked 6714 p4p, 689 weight class) and Miguel Fialho (ranked 9202 p4p, 777 weight class). Jengo Makumba looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jengo Makumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Fialho!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Makumba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fialho doesn't seem phased though.
Makumba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fialho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makumba.
Fialho feints the counter takedown.
Fialho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fialho misses with a knee to the head.
Fialho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makumba has him pressed against the cage.
Fialho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makumba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Fialho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makumba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fialhos head.
Makumba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fialho up against the cage.
Makumba manages to break the clinch.
Fialho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makumba, pushing him back against the cage.
Fialho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fialho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makumba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makumba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Fialho takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fialho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makumba blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fialho takes a shot to the head.
Fialho looks winded!
Makumba cracks Fialho with a nice body shot.
Makumba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Makumba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makumba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Makumba.
Makumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makumba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fialho is rocked!
Makumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fialho is still on wobbly legs! Can Makumba finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Makumba fails to land.
Fialho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fialho blocking some punches.
Fialho blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makumba swings wildly with an uppercut but Fialho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makumba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makumba pushes Fialho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fialho blocks an uppercut.
Makumba throws a punch but it's blocked by Fialho.
A head punch on the inside from Makumba fails to land.
Makumba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makumba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makumba has a couple of punches blocked by Fialho.
Makumba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makumba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makumba misses with some punches.
Fialho seems to have recovered his senses.
Makumba lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Makumba.
Makumba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fialho up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Makumba.
Makumba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makumba scores with a shot to the side of Fialho's head.
Makumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fialho looks up at the clock. Bad move! Makumba lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fialho. Makumba pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jengo Makumba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Banks (ranked 7945 p4p, 741 weight class) and Ricardo Loressi (ranked 7227 p4p, 713 weight class). Ricardo Loressi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Loressi!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loressi misses with a body shot.
Banks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Loressi lands a head shot.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loressi.
Travis Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loressi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Loressi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Banks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Loressi quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Loressi gets full guard.
Loressi is adopting a defensive guard.
Banks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banks preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loressi is controlling Banks's posture.
Loressi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banks's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loressi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Loressi passes to full mount!
Loressi trying to control but Banks is having none of it.
Loressi content just to control the position here.
Banks has left one of his arms exposed and Loressi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Banks screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Loressi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joca Carioca (ranked 8320 p4p, 479 weight class) and Derrick Ferguson (ranked 5182 p4p, 377 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joca Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Ferguson !
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson lunges at Carioca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carioca's hand.
Derrick Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carioca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is trying to maintain the position but Carioca is very close to passing his half guard.
Carioca controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carioca wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferguson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carioca is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferguson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca is looking for a kimura here.
Carioca wants to take a breather but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Carioca keeps him under control.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Carioca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferguson defends it well.
Ferguson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carioca trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
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.
Ferguson is doing well to control the position and prevent Carioca from advancing to side control.
Ferguson is trying to stand up here but Carioca is controlling him well.
Carioca not doing much here.
Carioca is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carioca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carioca seems to be looking for submissions.
Carioca has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking for submissions off his back.
Ferguson is staying active underneath Carioca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ferguson keeping control of the position.
Carioca is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferguson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've been informed that Ferguson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ferguson is controlling Carioca's posture.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carioca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carioca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carioca trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carioca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carioca walks into a straight right hand from Ferguson .
Ferguson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Carioca counters by moving into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Ferguson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferguson misses with a two punch combination.
Carioca walks into a straight right hand from Ferguson .
Ferguson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carioca's hands.
Carioca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Carioca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferguson tries to avoid it but Carioca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferguson to the ground. Ferguson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferguson darts in looking for a takedown but Carioca gets double underhooks and turns Ferguson into the cage.
Carioca half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carioca swivels and escapes.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferguson misses with a double jab
and Carioca counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carioca doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carioca manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carioca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carioca advances position into side control!
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom here.
Carioca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Joca Carioca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carioca tries to move to full mount but Ferguson actually manages to regain half guard.
Carioca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ferguson is just riding it out for now. Carioca eventually gives up the hold.
Ferguson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferguson .
Carioca is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Ferguson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carioca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carioca trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carioca drops back looking for a leg! Ferguson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferguson manages to kick Carioca off! Carioca jumps back into Ferguson 's guard.
Ferguson is trying to keep Carioca in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carioca preventing the sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ferguson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ferguson scores with a sloppy right hand. Carioca should have avoided that one.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Carioca's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carioca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ferguson connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferguson swinging wildly here.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carioca manages to avoid it.
Derrick Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carioca fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferguson catches Carioca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferguson connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carioca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carioca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferguson connects with a body shot.
Carioca shoots in for a double leg but Ferguson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferguson works the jab nicely.
Carioca dodges the punch combination from Ferguson .
Ferguson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca walks into a straight right hand from Ferguson .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carioca.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joca Carioca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferguson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ferguson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carioca is rocked!
Joca Carioca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson digs a good hook to Carioca's body.
Oh Carioca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carioca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferguson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Carioca falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ferguson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Ferguson !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gootti Kustaa (ranked 4374 p4p, 512 weight class) and Tristan Farsight (ranked 4478 p4p, 522 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gootti Kustaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristan Farsight!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Farsight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gootti Kustaa has been cut.
Farsight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farsight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kustaa.
Farsight cracks Kustaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farsight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farsight checks a leg kick nicely.
Farsight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farsight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kustaa.
Tristan Farsight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farsight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kustaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kustaa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kustaa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farsight can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Farsight is looking for a sweep.
Kustaa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kustaa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Farsight is trying to get back to half guard.
Kustaa is looking to take a break and control but Farsight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kustaa landing a few strikes.
Farsight is trying to get back to half guard.
Kustaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farsight on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farsight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kustaa is looking to improve his position.
Farsight is trying to control. Kustaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Farsight stalling.
Kustaa gets full guard.
Kustaa pulls Farsight in close to his closed guard and prevents Farsight from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa continues to stall.
Farsight trying to control the position from guard on top but Kustaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kustaa trying to control the position here.
Farsight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kustaa pulls Farsight in close to his closed guard and prevents Farsight from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kustaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kustaa, not yet.
That's four 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.
Kustaa keeping moving, preventing Farsight from controlling successfully.
Farsight stopping the sweep attempt from Kustaa.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Farsight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kustaa.
Farsight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farsight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kustaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tristan Farsight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Farsight finds it's target.
Farsight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Farsight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kustaa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Farsight is trying to control Kustaa's posture but Kustaa avoids it.
Farsight tries to bench press Kustaa off him but Kustaa keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Farsight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gootti Kustaa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farsight.
Kustaa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farsight wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kustaa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farsight trying to control the position.
Gootti Kustaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kustaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kustaa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farsight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kustaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kustaa throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farsight is trying to control the position but Kustaa postures up.
Kustaa controlling from the top position.
Kustaa preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farsight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Farsight keeping full guard, as Kustaa tries to pass.
Kustaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kustaa won't allow Farsight to sweep him here.
Kustaa is in close to Farsight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kustaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farsight controls Kustaa momentarily but Kustaa frees himself.
Kustaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farsight looking for a sweep. Not yet Farsight, not yet.
Kustaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Farsight throws the left hand but Kustaa avoids the punch easily.
Kustaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farsight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kustaa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farsight sprawls and moves away.
Farsight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kustaa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Farsight sprawls and moves away.
A big left from Farsight misses.
Tristan Farsight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kustaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farsight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Kustaa with that takedown attempt.
Farsight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kustaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farsight.
Farsight throws a low kick but Kustaa avoids it.
Farsight has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Farsight.
Farsight scores with a body shot.
Gootti Kustaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farsight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kustaa back to the cage. Farsight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kustaa ducks right into an uppercut from Farsight.
Farsight looks to throw the jab but Kustaa is out of range.
Kustaa slips a jab from Farsight.
Kustaa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Farsight misses the target.
Kustaa looks to land a left hand but Farsight moved out of range nicely.
Farsight lands a jab to the head.
Kustaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farsight.
Kustaa throws a hook but Farsight avoids it easily.
Farsight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kustaa shoots in and bounces Farsight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kustaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farsight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kustaa working some strikes from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farsight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kustaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farsight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kustaa postures up and lands a big shot to Farsight's brow.
Farsight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kustaa.
Farsight is trying to control the position but Kustaa postures up.
Kustaa won't allow Farsight to sweep him here.
Farsight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kustaa.
Kustaa distracts Farsight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kustaa throwing strikes from guard but Farsight blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tristan Farsight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gootti Kustaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Farsight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farsight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kustaa.
Farsight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kustaa at a distance.
Kustaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farsight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kustaa back to the cage. Farsight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farsight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kustaa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kustaa.
Farsight has his hands on Kustaa's head, controlling the position.
Kustaa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kustaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Farsight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kustaa wants to pass the guard but Farsight is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kustaa won't allow Farsight to sweep him here.
Farsight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kustaa's guard.
Kustaa punching from the bottom - just letting Farsight know he's still in a fight.
Kustaa is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farsight's guard.
Farsight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kustaa controls the pace.
Kustaa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kustaa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Farsight trying to control from the bottom.
Kustaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farsight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Farsight is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farsight is trying to maintain the position but Kustaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Farsight taking some punishment here, with Kustaa in his half guard.
Kustaa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kustaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gootti Kustaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kustaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Farsight is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farsight tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kustaa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tristan Farsight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farsight working to try and regain half guard.
Kustaa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Farsight has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BOOM! Kustaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Kustaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gootti Kustaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farsight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Farsight!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tristan Farsight thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brain Fog (ranked 4650 p4p, 205 weight class) and Zurab Koshadze (ranked 4685 p4p, 207 weight class). Koshadze has chosen Hungry Like The Wolf as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brain Fog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zurab Koshadze!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fog lands with a good body shot.
Koshadze wants to clinch.
Koshadze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koshadze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fog circles away.
Koshadze walks into a straight right hand from Fog.
Fog scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koshadze in his tracks.
Fog lands a jab to Koshadze's midsection.
Fog lands a nice hook to Koshadze's body. Koshadze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fog cracks Koshadze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koshadze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fog gets a clinch.
Koshadze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fog pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koshadze darts in looking for a takedown but Fog gets double underhooks and turns Koshadze into the cage.
Brain Fog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zurab Koshadze.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koshadze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fog throws a good cross that connects.
Fog lands a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fog, as that shot connected.
Koshadze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koshadze dives in and grabs Fog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fog pushes down on Koshadze's head and hops out.
Koshadze moves in looking to clinch but Fog pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koshadze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fog cracks Koshadze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fog slaps away a takedown attempt from Koshadze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fog throwing a counter right hand but Koshadze manages to avoid it.
Fog gets tackled into the cage by Koshadze. Koshadze maintains the clinch.
Fog is working Koshadze over against the cage.
Koshadze has Fog pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fog manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koshadze looks winded!
Fog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fog pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fog lands a right hand.
Fog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Fog.
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!
Fog prevents the takedown attempt.
Fog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Fog cracks Koshadze with a nice body shot.
Fog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Fog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koshadze tries to score a body lock takedown but Fog shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fog lands with a right to the head.
Fog is stalling here.
Fog prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fog jumps into guard, dragging Koshadze to the mat.
Fog has control of Koshadze's left arm, preventing Koshadze from doing any damage.
Fog has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Fog's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fog looking for a guillotine here but Koshadze defends easily.
Fog pulls Koshadze in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fog looking for a guillotine here but Koshadze defends easily.
Fog is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Koshadze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fog on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fog tries to get out of the position.
Fog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koshadze.
Fog pulls Koshadze in close to his closed guard and prevents Koshadze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koshadze postures up in Fog's guard and throws a big left but Fog blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koshadze being controlled here momentarily.
Koshadze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koshadze is aware though and is defending well.
Koshadze throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koshadze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fog controlling Koshadze's posture.
Koshadze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fog controlling Koshadze's posture.
Fog continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brain Fog dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koshadze shoots in and drives through. Fog sprawls well.
Koshadze tries to move into range but Fog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fog lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koshadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koshadze fails with the takedown.
No luck for Koshadze with that takedown attempt.
Brain Fog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zurab Koshadze.
Fog jabs Koshadze right on the nose. Koshadze blinks but takes it well.
Koshadze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koshadze can do to turn this around?
Fog lands a jab to Koshadze's midsection.
Koshadze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koshadze fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Fog catches Koshadze right on the button with a cross.
Koshadze is breathing heavily.
Fog lands a really nice looking cross but Koshadze seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Fog. No joy for Koshadze on that attempt.
Fog connects with a body shot that sends Koshadze's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Fog coming out on top.
Fog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fog clinches.
Nice body punch from Fog.
Fog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koshadzes head.
Koshadze letting Fog take a breather here.
Fog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Fog.
Nice body punch from Fog.
Fog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Fog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Koshadze is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Koshadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Fog finish him?
Fog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Koshadze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fog prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Fog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fog cracks Koshadze with a nice body shot.
Fog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fog lands with a short shot to the head.
Fog is working Koshadze over against the cage.
Fog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fog.
Fog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Fog.
Fog presses Koshadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fog lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Fog on the inside.
Good body shot from Fog.
Fog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Nice body punch from Fog - that landed with a thud.
Fog manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koshadze backwards.
Fog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fog.
Fog's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koshadze misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fog.
Brain Fog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fog slows down the pace here.
Fog drags the fight down to the ground.
Koshadze has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fog to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Koshadze is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fog pulls down on the head and he's put Koshadze to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brain Fog!
In his post fight interview, Brain Fog gave a big smile as he said 'Determined, so-so chin.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Kubota (ranked 3851 p4p, 175 weight class) and Pinched Nerve (ranked 4604 p4p, 203 weight class). Kubota's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweet Inspiration by Hiroshi Satoh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Kubota!
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, Pinched Nerve!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nerve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kubota doesn't seem bothered though.
Nerve connects with a body shot that sends Kubota's belly button to the back.
Nerve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nerve misses with a body shot.
Nerve misses with a wild body shot.
Kubota closes the distance and clinches up with Nerve, looking for a takedown. Kubota pushes Nerve against the cage but Nerve circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nerve catches Kubota with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kubota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kubota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kubota works over Nerve's head and body with a nice combination.
Kubota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kubota takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nerve scores with a nice head shot.
Kubota is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nerve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Nerve throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
Kubota gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nerve.
Kubota swinging wildly here.
Nerve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerve lands with an overhand left.
Nerve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nerve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kubota had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nerve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kubota shoots in but no luck this time.
Kubota closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been hearing reports that Kubota has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nerve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kubota throws an overhand right that lands on Nerve's shoulder, as Nerve tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Nerve does it's job there.
Nerve scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kubota is defended easily by Nerve.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyoji Kubota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kubota throws a right and a left that Nerve avoids nicely.
Kubota shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nerve eats them both and turns towards Kubota to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nerve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota has a takedown stuffed.
Pinched Nerve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kubota or perhaps it was just good defense by Nerve, which made it look bad.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nerve lands with a shot to the body.
Kubota walks into a left hand.
Nerve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kubota in his tracks.
Kubota connects with a high kick.
Nerve lands with a good body shot.
Kubota gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kubota shoots in for a takedown but Nerve shows good takedown defense.
Kubota is breathing heavily.
Nerve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kubota dives in for a single leg takedown but Nerve sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nerve moves into the clinch.
Nerve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nerve lands a nice uppercut.
Nerve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nerve lands an uppercut.
Nerve stops a takedown attempt from Kubota.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerve lands a shoulder strike.
Kubota is trying to drag Nerve to the mat but Nerve just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nerve lands a hook that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Nerve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kubota is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nerve is defending well.
Nerve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Nerve.
Kubota tries to score a body lock takedown but Nerve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Nerve.
Nerve lands with a light punch inside.
Kubota dodges an elbow strike from Nerve.
Nerve prevents Kubota from breaking the clinch.
Nerve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nerve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kubota wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nerve has him pressed against the cage.
Nerve is pushing Kubota up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kubota has clasped his hands together around Nerve's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerve can't do much from the bottom here.
Nerve keeping his opponent close.
Nerve wants to control but Kubota postures up.
Kubota in the domination position with Nerve hanging on.
Kubota trying to control the action but Nerve is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kubota working away.
Nerve holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinched Nerve 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.
Nerve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kubota.
Nerve is trying to control Kubota's posture but Kubota avoids it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Nerve tries to buck Kubota off but Kubota is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota throwing strikes but Nerve manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kyoji Kubota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kubota seems a little lost for a moment, as Nerve dominates the positioning.
Kubota tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kubota's face as Nerve controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Nerve has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kubota holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kubota can't do much from the bottom here.
Nerve blocks the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota is being controlled here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kubota.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerve struggling a bit here.
Nerve holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kubota connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nerve some visible discomfort.
Kubota wants to control but Nerve is keeping him busy.
Nerve tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kubota wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Nerve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nerve gets back to half guard.
Nerve is positioning himself well to prevent Kubota advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota looking for a submission but Nerve manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Nerve seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyoji Kubota will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nerve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyoji Kubota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kubota staying out of range there.
Nerve misses with a looping left.
Kubota appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kubota scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kubota is keen to just control but Nerve is a slippery customer.
Nerve controlling the position for now.
Kubota throwing shots but Nerve is blocking nicely.
Kubota prevents Nerve from improving his position.
Kubota tries to pass to full mount but Nerve defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerve is doing well to control the position and prevent Kubota from advancing to side control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Nerve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nerve doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kubota.
Kubota is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kubota working Nerve over with strikes.
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.
Nerve controlling the position for now.
Kubota throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kubota sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nerve defending well though.
Nerve keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kubota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nerve keeps working.
Nerve controlling the position for now.
Nerve's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nerve lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerve clinches with his opponent.
Nerve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nerve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kubota tries to score a body lock takedown but Nerve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nerve lands a right hand.
Nerve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kubota looking for a takedown.
Nerve lands with a short shot to the head.
Nerve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nerve prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyoji Kubota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kubota's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kubota wants to take the fight to the mat but Nerve manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nerve tries a knee to the head but Kubota blocks it.
Kubota is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nerve is defending well.
Nerve lands a nice shot to the body.
Nerve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nerve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kubota has Nerve pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nerve manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nerve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Nerve.
Nerve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nerve in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nerve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Nerve stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nerve.
Nerve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nerve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kubota wants a takedown.
Kubota goes for a takedown attempt but Nerve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nerve lands a body shot.
Pinched Nerve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubota moves forwards but Nerve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nerve scores with a decent looking hook.
Nerve thuds a left hand into Kubota's body.
Nerve lands with a straight right. Kubota didn't see that one coming.
Nerve moves out of range of the body kick from Kubota.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pinched Nerve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nerve has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinched Nerve!
During a confident post fight interview, Pinched Nerve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Kyoji Kubota spoke after the fight, saying 'Pinched-kun wa doumo arigatou gozaimasu! Ganbatte!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ming (ranked 3252 p4p, 274 weight class) and Javier Dominguez (ranked 4779 p4p, 363 weight class). Dominguez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Man Comes Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sun Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Javier Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ming moves into the clinch successfully.
Ming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ming is leaning against Dominguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ming holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ming lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ming works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ming works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dominguez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ming lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez looks winded!
Dominguez tries to circle away but Ming has him pinned against the cage.
Ming lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ming.
Ming lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Ming lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ming softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ming lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
Ming pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ming lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ming lands a shot to the body.
Ming works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Ming.
Dominguez is rocked!
Ming creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dominguez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dominguez drops to his knees and Ming pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Ming!
Sun Ming was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 3878 p4p, 383 weight class) and Mahir Ferhatbegovic (ranked 5111 p4p, 495 weight class). Mahir Ferhatbegovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahir Ferhatbegovic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferhatbegovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferhatbegovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDaniels works Ferhatbegovic's body with a nice hook.
A combination from McDaniels does no damage.
McDaniels jabs at Ferhatbegovic's body.
McDaniels rushes Ferhatbegovic with punches - Ferhatbegovic moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ferhatbegovic goes down! McDaniels follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shazaam McDaniels!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shazaam McDaniels made sure he mentioned Phantom Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grey (ranked 3580 p4p, 442 weight class) and Antonio Medina (ranked 3963 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Medina!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey gets a takedown into half guard.
Medina scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Grey manages to mount him!
Grey tries to control but Medina wriggling away.
Grey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Medina really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Grey won't let Medina get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Medina is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Medina trying to hold on to Grey's head to control him but Grey postures up.
Medina is trying is best to control the position here.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Medina's head.
Grey decides to stand and escape the position.
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.
Grey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Medina, pushing him back against the cage.
Grey stalling against the cage.
Grey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grey turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Grey manages to end up in side control.
Grey tries to move to mount but Medina blocks the move with his legs.
Grey working away.
Grey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Medina down.
Medina wants to get back to his feet but Grey drags him back down.
Grey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Medina is looking to regain half guard here but Grey keeps moving and retains side control.
Medina is not content to let Grey control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina is pushing Grey's head away, looking to escape. Grey manages to hold on to the position though.
Grey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Medina knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grey trying to control the action but Medina is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Medina regains half guard, as Grey was trying to land strikes.
Grey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Medina is just riding it out for now. Grey eventually gives up the hold.
Medina is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Grey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grey stands up out of the half guard.
Grey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Medina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grey is keeping busy.
Medina lands an elbow inside that Grey shrugs off.
It looks like Mike Grey has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medina working hard to break the clinch.
Grey stalling in the clinch.
Medina tries to land a knee to the head but Grey blocks with his arms.
Medina jumps guard but Grey stands there with Medina around his waist. Medina gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Medina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina tries to score a body lock takedown but Grey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medina walks away with a smile on his face. Grey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Medina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grey lands in his opponent's guard.
Medina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medina can do to turn this around?
Grey pushing down on Medina's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Medina is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to free his trapped foot but Medina is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grey trying to control from half guard but Medina is working away.
Medina tries to kick Grey off but Grey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grey is working for a submission of some sort.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grey connects with a nice short shot to Medina's temple.
Medina is not content to let Grey control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Medina misses with a leg kick
and Grey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey stops Medina from getting back to his feet.
Grey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grey is trying to control. Medina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grey is trying for a kimura here. Medina looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Grey wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Grey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 2904 p4p, 99 weight class) and Jeff Messer (ranked 2815 p4p, 94 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Messer has chosen Lumberjacks march-by Conway Twittie as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Messer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson slips under a jab.
Messer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Messer looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Messer counters with a two punch combo.
Messer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a jab when Messer was well out of range.
Messer misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Messer is quick to defend against it.
Messer lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Messer's corner calls for a 1-2. Messer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Messer clinches up against the cage.
Messer has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Messer has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Messer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messer lands an uppercut.
Messer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Messer lands a shoulder strike.
Messer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Messer moved out of range nicely.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Messer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anderson trying to control but Messer is working from the bottom.
Anderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Messer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Messer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Messer manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Messer's guard.
Messer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Anderson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Messer screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Anderson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Arn Anderson stared into the camera and said 'The ANDERSON ERA is in effect!!!! No one is safe from the terror of THE ENFORCER!!'.
Jeff Messer was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.
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