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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rosario Fusco (ranked 8848 p4p, 669 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 6538 p4p, 591 weight class). Rosario Fusco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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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 London, Rosario Fusco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Henry misses
and Fusco counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Fusco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry moves to clinch but Fusco breaks away
and Fusco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fusco cracks Henry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Henry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fusco finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry has Fusco up against the cage in a clinch.
Fusco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Fusco avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fusco.
Henry is rocked!
Fusco breaks the clinch.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Fusco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fusco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henry throws a head kick that misses
and Fusco counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Henry out cold! What a finish! Fusco is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rosario Fusco!
Our winner, Rosario Fusco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Porter (ranked 6991 p4p, 612 weight class) and Angel Childress (ranked 6619 p4p, 595 weight class). Childress comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eighth of sticky gooey-by MAC MAL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Jeremiah Porter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angel Childress!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Childress throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
Childress closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Childress lands in his opponent's guard.
Childress is stalling in the full guard.
Childress wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Childress pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Porter is keeping the position for now.
Childress has gone for a leg lock! Porter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Childress's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Childress is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Porter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Childress has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Porter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Childress looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Childress working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Porter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Porter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Porter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childress being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Porter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Porter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Childress is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Porter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Childress on the ground.
Childress is looking for a kimura but Porter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Childress to get the leverage.
Childress wants to work for an arm triangle but Porter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Childress is looking for a kimura here.
Childress is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Porter defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Childress is working away from the top position though.
Porter tries to kick Childress off but Childress keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Porter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Childress is looking to stall here but Porter recovers full guard.
Childress postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Porter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Childress, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Childress lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Childress stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Porter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Childress passes Porter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Childress frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Childress jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Porter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Porter and Childress has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Porter wants to control but Childress postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Childress 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.
Porter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt - Childress sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Childress.
Childress misses with an uppercut.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Childress misses.
Childress avoids a punch combination nicely.
Childress fails to land with a series of punches.
Childress fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Childress gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Porter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Porter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Childress working for a triangle but Porter defends it easily.
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!
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Childress swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childress working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porter.
Childress 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.
Porter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Childress is proving hard to escape from.
Childress is looking to cinch up a triangle. Porter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Childress's body to avoid the submission. Childress has instead reached around Porter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Childress arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Angel Childress!
Post fight, Angel Childress stared into the camera and said 'Jeremiah porter I just took your virginity in the middle of the cage and put the division and notice.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jackson (ranked 7778 p4p, 631 weight class) and Gard Aatrox (ranked 8094 p4p, 642 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gard Aatrox!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aatrox cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Aatrox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aatrox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Aatrox.
Aatrox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Aatrox is looking to clinch.
Aatrox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Aatrox saw that one coming.
Aatrox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aatrox.
Aatrox connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gard Aatrox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aatrox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Aatrox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Aatrox ducks down to avoid it.
Aatrox gets the takedown into side control.
Jackson bucks up and tries to throw Aatrox off but instead Aatrox has got his back!
Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Aatrox.
Aatrox keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aatrox is landing with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Jackson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aatrox!
Jackson is rocked!
Aatrox controlling the position well here. Jackson rolled but Aatrox kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aatrox lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jackson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Aatrox has the hooks in. Jackson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aatrox on the ground.
Aatrox lands shots from the back.
Aatrox is landing big shots and Jackson is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gard Aatrox!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gard Aatrox waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 8205 p4p, 624 weight class) and Hokuto Akira (ranked 6654 p4p, 565 weight class). Akira has chosen Luis Miguel - Oro De Ley as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hokuto Akira!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry is looking to clinch but Akira is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Akira.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira misses with a hook.
Akira misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Curry wants to clinch.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akira.
Curry is looking to counter the offense by Akira and move into the clinch.
Curry is looking to clinch but Akira is avoiding it.
Curry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Curry backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry darts in and clinches Akira up against the cage.
Akira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Akira is trying to break free.
Curry misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akira misses with an uppercut.
Akira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Curry does it's job there.
Akira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Curry tries to clinch up.
Akira tries a quick counter leg kick but Curry is wise to it.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Akira working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry tries a body shot but Akira blocks it.
Akira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry instigates a clinch.
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!
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Akira avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akira is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Akira blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Akira blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Curry has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but Akira blocks with his arms.
Akira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Akira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Akira. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to clinch but Akira is having none of it.
Curry tries to clinch there but Akira circles away.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Akira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akira swats away the attempt to clinch by Curry.
Curry misses with an uppercut. Akira saw that one coming.
Curry wants to clinch.
Curry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akira.
Curry is looking to clinch.
Curry tries to clinch but Akira is having none of it.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Akira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curry wants to clinch but Akira slips to the side
and Akira counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akira throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curry in his tracks.
Curry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akira throws a big shot that misses.
Curry wants to clinch up but Akira keeps it at a distance.
Akira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.
Curry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Curry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akira. That's going to slow Curry down.
Akira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Akira pushes him off.
Akira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curry moves away from the strike by Akira.
Nice straight punches there by Curry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hokuto Akira will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Akira misses the target.
Akira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Akira throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
Curry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hokuto Akira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry tries to move into range but Akira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Curry tries to clinch up but Akira circles away and keeps his distance.
Akira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curry walks into a straight right hand from Akira.
Akira thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry clinches up against the cage.
Akira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curry has Akira pressed against the cage, preventing Akira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akira's elbow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akira 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.
Akira is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Steph Curry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akira breaks the clinch.
Curry wants to clinch up but Akira keeps it at a distance.
Curry clinches up against the cage.
Akira blocks an uppercut.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Akira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akira is looking to break free of the clinch but Curry has double underhooks.
Akira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a body shot but Akira blocks it.
Akira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Curry working aggressively here.
Curry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Akira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akira is trying to force a seperation but Curry has the dominant position.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akira tries to circle away but Curry has him pinned against the cage.
Akira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Curry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akira on the side of the head.
Curry is looking to clinch but Akira is avoiding it.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Akira pushes him off.
Curry closes the distance and clinches.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Akira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira misses with a straight left.
Curry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Akira throws a leg kick but Curry checks it.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akira gets tackled into the cage by Curry. Curry maintains the clinch.
Akira breaks the clinch.
A big left from Akira misses.
As Akira tries to get set, Curry tries to push him back and clinch up but Akira manages to avoid the attempt.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Akira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akira.
A big left from Curry misses.
Akira pushes Curry away with a front kick.
A jab from Akira misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curry is looking to clinch.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Curry doesn't manage to clinch there - Akira circles away.
Curry takes one to the side of the head.
Akira cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Curry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curry wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hokuto Akira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Akira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Akira.
As Akira tries to get set, Curry tries to push him back and clinch up but Akira manages to avoid the attempt.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akira.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akira moves away.
Curry connects with the punch.
Curry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akira. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry misses with the combination.
Akira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curry tries to move into range but Akira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akira connects with a crisp jab.
Curry takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curry tries to counter by clinching up but Akira breaks away and moves out of range.
Curry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Akira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Akira.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Akira.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Akira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Curry misses.
Curry tries to clinch but Akira is having none of it.
Curry's corner calls for a 1-2. Curry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akira misses with a series of wild punches.
Akira looks to land a right hand but Curry moved out of range.
Steph Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curry.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Akira.
Akira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curry wants to clinch up but Akira keeps it at a distance.
Akira keeps the fight on the outside.
Curry wants to clinch up but Akira keeps it at a distance.
Curry tries to clinch but Akira moves out of range.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Akira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Akira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Akira.
Curry slips a jab and a cross from Akira.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Akira breaks the clinch.
Curry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Akira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akira throws a looping overhand right but Curry ducks down to avoid it.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akira lands a jab to the nose.
Akira throws a lazy right hand but Curry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akira was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
Curry wants to clinch but Akira slips to the side
and Akira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curry is looking to clinch but Akira is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Akira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Curry tries to clinch but Akira moves out of range.
Curry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 jab from Akira misses.
Akira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Curry tries to clinch but Akira is having none of it.
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Akira pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curry digs a good body shot into Akira's ribs.
Akira misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Akira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hokuto Akira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akira.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hokuto Akira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akira 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pormax Zamar (ranked 25782 p4p, 697 weight class) and Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 6671 p4p, 566 weight class). Weecharangsan has chosen Sarama as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pormax Zamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamar tries to clinch but Weecharangsan is having none of it.
Zamar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weecharangsan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zamar wants to clinch.
Weecharangsan connects with a jab.
Zamar is rocked!
Weecharangsan shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Zamar takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Weecharangsan sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Zamar bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chakrii Weecharangsan!
Chakrii Weecharangsan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar The Boneless (ranked 4490 p4p, 171 weight class) and Matt Wills (ranked 4489 p4p, 170 weight class). The Boneless's entrance music is Valhallas March-by HEAVEN SHALL BURN . A fine choice. Wills comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shattered-by A PERFECT CIRCLE kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar The Boneless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Wills!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wills scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Boneless won't allow Wills to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills is keen to just control but The Boneless is a slippery customer.
Wills controlling the action here.
Wills 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.
Wills is trying to work for a kimura but The Boneless is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills tries for a kimura but The Boneless is defending well.
The Boneless tries to improve position but can't.
Wills has an Americana. The Boneless didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wills is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wills hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Matt Wills!
A victorious Matt Wills thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ivar The Boneless spoke after the fight, saying 'My training will continue......the belt will be mine.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Longhas (ranked 4247 p4p, 160 weight class) and Wladimir Yaroslev (ranked 4442 p4p, 168 weight class). Yaroslev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Man with a Plan. Wladimir Yaroslev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Longhas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wladimir Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longhas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yaroslev was covering up waiting for the punch and Longhas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longhas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yaroslev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yaroslev has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Longhas defend it? Yaroslev steps over the head and cranks it - Longhas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yaroslev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wladimir Yaroslev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wladimir Yaroslev made sure he mentioned Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Dogan (ranked 5396 p4p, 521 weight class) and Brock Bolt (ranked 4345 p4p, 423 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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225 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohamed Dogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Bolt!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bolt!
Bolt struggling a bit here.
Dogan is looking to take a break and control but Bolt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dogan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dogan working away.
Dogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolt keeps working.
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.
Bolt throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bolt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bolt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt moves nicely into side control.
Bolt staying calm.
Bolt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bolt working the ground and pound.
Bolt taking a breather here.
Dogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dogan tries to get out of the position.
Dogan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dogan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bolt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt tries to score with some ground and pound. Dogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bolt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bolt cracks Dogan with a big right hand but Dogan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bolt happy to just control the position for now.
Bolt working the ground and pound.
Bolt grinds an elbow into Dogan's temple.
Dogan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dogan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bolt landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt cracks Dogan with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bolt immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Dogan is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bolt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Bolt!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Bolt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 2948 p4p, 331 weight class) and Max Luther (ranked 3288 p4p, 361 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Filipovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Wild Boys - Duran Duran. Max Luther has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Luther!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luther takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luther throws an off balance right hand
and Filipovic counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Max Luther has been cut.
Filipovic misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luther! But no joy.
Luther takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filipovic throws a counter high kick but Luther was just alert enough to avoid it.
Luther stuns Filipovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Luther to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Luther moved out of range.
Luther throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic misses with a looping left.
Luther tries to counter with a clinch but Filipovic shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Luther if he has to take too many more of those.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Luther darts in and clinches Filipovic up against the cage.
Luther can't find room to land a body shot as Filipovic controls the action.
I was talking to Filipovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luther.
Filipovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Luther lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Luther lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luther misses with a punch on the inside.
Luther has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
A bit of stalling here from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luther misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luther pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luther lands a nice uppercut.
Luther working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Luther.
A short left from Luther.
A head punch on the inside from Luther fails to land.
Luther has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Filipovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luther can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filipovic.
Luther gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luther goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic misses with a body punch.
Luther misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Luther fails to land.
Luther working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Luther.
Luther has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther scores with a shoulder strike.
Filipovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luther has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands with a right to the head.
Luther works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luther digs a right hand underneath Filipovic's ribcage. Filipovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Filipovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luther lands a body shot in the clinch.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Luther lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luther scores with a shoulder strike.
Luther working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Luther.
Luther softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luther scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipovic misses with a body punch.
A short right from Luther on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luther.
Filipovic is rocked!
Luther makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Luther has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Luther.
Luther lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luther lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Filipovic to his knees! Luther keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Luther!
A less than humble Max Luther misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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