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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Pierce (ranked 7557 p4p, 319 weight class) and Chris Noufert (ranked 8103 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Noufert!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noufert drives through with a takedown into Pierce's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Noufert postures up in Pierce's guard and throws a big left but Pierce blocks it.
Pierce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noufert is one step ahead there.
Noufert prevents Pierce from getting back to his feet.
Noufert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Noufert thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noufert throwing strikes but missing.
Noufert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noufert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noufert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noufert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Noufert throws a big right hand that misses.
Noufert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Noufert wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
Noufert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noufert connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierce is rocked!
Noufert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noufert arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Pierce's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Noufert!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xander Draven (ranked 24356 p4p, 709 weight class) and Kenneth Black (ranked 8725 p4p, 681 weight class). Draven comes to the cage accompanied by The Bombshell - Powerman 5000. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenneth Black!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black gets the takedown into side control.
Draven can't do much from the bottom here.
Black is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Draven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black lands a nice forearm strike.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
Draven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black working the ground and pound but Draven is defending the strikes.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven being controlled for a moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Black is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Draven looks calm but he's in trouble here. Black gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Draven is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Black lets go of the hold and Draven can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Black!
Xander Draven spoke after the fight, saying 'I let my fans down, this won't happen again'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dae Jung Pak (ranked 7921 p4p, 586 weight class) and Stor Bang (ranked 8945 p4p, 626 weight class). Bang has chosen UFC intro song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dae Jung Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stor Bang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang moves out of range as Pak throws a body kick.
Bang jabs Pak right on the nose. Pak blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Pak.
Pak throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Pak tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Pak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pak jabs at Bang's body.
Pak has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pak misses with a head kick.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Pak, which made it look bad.
Bang moves out of range as Pak strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Pak there.
It looks like Stor Bang has been cut.
Pak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pak sprawls well. Pak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bang misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang scores with a takedown into Pak's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but Pak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bang won't allow Pak to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pak has his foot on Bang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bang works his way back into a safe position though.
Pak wants to stand but Bang is controlling the position.
Pak can't keep his opponent in guard - Bang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Pak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak looking for submissions off his back.
Pak is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bang has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pak defend it? Bang steps over the head and cranks it - Pak is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stor Bang!
During a confident post fight interview, Stor Bang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kannissa Kaki (ranked 23804 p4p, 632 weight class) and George St Peter (ranked 8986 p4p, 628 weight class). The key to victory for Kannissa Kaki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kannissa Kaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George St Peter!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaki throws a series of punches but St Peter avoids them all with ease.
St Peter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaki is trying to defend but St Peter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Peter is working away from the top position though.
Kaki is looking to escape.
Kaki is controlling St Peter's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St Peter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaki defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Peter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Peter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki is looking to stand up but St Peter isn't so interested in that idea.
St Peter throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaki kicks St Peter off and gets to his feet.
St Peter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaki's half guard.
St Peter trying to control from half guard but Kaki is working away.
Kaki tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
St Peter stops Kaki from getting back to his feet.
Kaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Peter throws a strike but Kaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kaki drops back looking for a leg! St Peter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Peter manages to kick Kaki off! Kaki jumps back into St Peter's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Peter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Peter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kaki passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kaki wants to pass the guard but St Peter is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Peter actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaki is looking for a kimura but St Peter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kaki to get the leverage.
St Peter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kaki trying to control the action but St Peter is working from the bottom.
Kaki prevents St Peter from improving his position.
Kaki is trying to control the action in half guard but St Peter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Peter tries to roll over but Kaki keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Peter is not content to let Kaki control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Peter has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kaki connects with a body shot that sends St Peter's belly button to the back.
Kaki looks to land a combination. St Peter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've been told by Kaki's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Peter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Peter trying to control but Kaki is working from the bottom.
Kaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Peter's guard.
Kaki pushes down on St Peter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kannissa Kaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Peter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Peter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaki counters with a stiff right hand.
St Peter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kaki's half guard.
St Peter throwing shots but Kaki is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Peter in particular looking to stall.
Kaki is trying is best to control the position here.
Kaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kannissa Kaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaki controlling St Peter's posture.
Kaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki kicks St Peter off and gets to his feet.
Kaki swings for the body but St Peter moves out of range.
St Peter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Peter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaki.
St Peter misses with a right hand
and Kaki counters with a series of strikes. St Peter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaki throws a combination. St Peter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaki throws a head kick that misses
and St Peter counters with a stiff right hand.
St Peter looks to land a combination but Kaki avoids it well.
Kannissa Kaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaki!
St Peter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of St Peter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Peter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaki finish him?
Kaki looks to land a combination but St Peter avoids it well.
Kaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Kaki. Beautiful body shot.
St Peter throws a lazy right hand but Kaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Peter.
Kannissa Kaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Peter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kaki was covering up waiting for the punch and St Peter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kaki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St Peter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St Peter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St Peter seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaki digs a good hook to St Peter's body.
St Peter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaki counters with a nice uppercut.
St Peter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Peter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaki misses with a combination
and St Peter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Peter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaki stuffs the takedown attempt from St Peter. St Peter gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Peter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kaki sprawls well initially but St Peter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Peter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Peter is thwarting Kaki's attempts to control the position.
St Peter prevents Kaki from improving his position.
Kaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Peter is working away from the top position though.
St Peter is nestled in close to Kaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaki is pressing down on St Peter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Peter working some strikes from top position.
St Peter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Peter distracts Kaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Peter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaki working a defensive guard here.
Kaki keeping moving, preventing St Peter from controlling successfully.
St Peter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kannissa Kaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the body from St Peter misses
and St Peter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaki. St Peter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaki looks to score with a jab to the body but St Peter is just out of range.
St Peter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Peter shoots for a takedown but Kaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kannissa Kaki is winning the standup battle so far.
St Peter darts in looking for a takedown but Kaki gets double underhooks and turns St Peter into the cage.
Kaki throws a combination. St Peter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaki, as that shot connected.
St Peter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaki moves out of range as St Peter strikes.
A combination from Kaki does no damage.
A combination from Kaki does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki jabs at St Peter's body.
St Peter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Peter working the head and body with strikes.
St Peter lands strikes from half guard.
Kaki tries to get to full guard but St Peter has control of the leg.
St Peter working Kaki over with strikes.
Nice strikes from St Peter there.
St Peter wants to pass to mount but Kaki is defending the position.
St Peter trying to advance position but Kaki counters by regaining guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Peter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Peter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Peter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Peter is working Kaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Peter working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Peter postures up.
St Peter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Peter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kaki dives on top into guard.
Kaki won't allow St Peter to sweep him here.
Kaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaki stands and throws St Peter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kaki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Peter some visible discomfort.
Kaki is looking to take a break and control but St Peter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Peter tries to control but Kaki manages to take his back.
George St Peter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaki just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kaki's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kaki biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Peter is trying to break free.
Kaki biding his time, looking for the opening.
St Peter rolls, trying to escape but Kaki keeps control of the position.
Kaki controlling the position well here. St Peter rolled but Kaki kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kaki wants to control but St Peter is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kannissa Kaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kannissa Kaki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 4988 p4p, 505 weight class) and Derek Johnson (ranked 5476 p4p, 537 weight class). Filipovic's entrance music is The Wild Boys - Duran Duran. A fine choice. Mirko Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Filipovic lands.
Filipovic misses with a hook.
Filipovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears Filipovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson lands with a hook. Filipovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filipovic. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Derek Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipovic.
Johnson stalks Filipovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Filipovic's face. Filipovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Filipovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Filipovic misses the target.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks winded!
Filipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Filipovic lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Filipovic.
Johnson moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle, before Filipovic throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Johnson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Filipovic lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mirko Filipovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Roach (ranked 4223 p4p, 538 weight class) and Jean Ponce (ranked 4160 p4p, 534 weight class). Steve Roach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Ponce's chin.
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Ponce!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce instigates a clinch.
Roach lands a left hand.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Roach.
Ponce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roach blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponce.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponce lands a nice shot to the body.
Ponce working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Ponce.
Roach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ponce.
Ponce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Roach.
Ponce misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Roach as the two fighters clinch.
Roach misses with a body punch.
Ponce throws a punch but it's blocked by Roach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ponce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponce controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roach pushes Ponce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ponce blocks a body shot from Roach.
Roach throws a head punch that misses.
Ponce swings wildly with an uppercut but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roach.
A head punch on the inside from Ponce fails to land.
Roach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ponce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roach works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roach takes a shot to the head.
Roach is working Ponce over against the cage.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Ponce.
Ponce has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Roach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roach lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponce.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Roach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries to work over Ponce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ponce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roach misses with a body punch.
Ponce prevents a body shot from Roach.
Roach is leaning against Ponce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roach lands with a light punch inside.
Roach digs a right hand underneath Ponce's ribcage. Ponce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ponce looks winded!
Roach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Ponce avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Roach misses with a punch on the inside.
Roach prevents a body shot from Ponce.
Ponce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ponce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Roach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roach.
Ponce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ponce.
Roach lands a right hand.
Roach lands with a light punch inside.
Ponce throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Ponce misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Roach.
Roach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponce misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Roach.
Roach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ponce blocks a body shot from Roach.
Ponce prevents a body shot from Roach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roach.
Ponce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roach lands a nice uppercut.
Roach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ponce fails to land.
Ponce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roach.
Roach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Ponce blocks an uppercut.
Roach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ponce tries a body shot but Roach blocks it.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roach.
Ponce misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce blocks an uppercut.
Ponce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Ponce avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Roach works on Ponce's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ponce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Ponce avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Roach blocks an uppercut.
Roach prevents a body shot from Ponce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Roach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ponce tries to move into range but Roach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ponce wants to clinch but Roach slips to the side
and Roach counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ponce! Roach lets Ponce back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ponce is rocked!
Ponce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponce is still on wobbly legs! Can Roach finish him?
Ponce takes the fight into the clinch.
Ponce seems to have recovered his senses.
Ponce throws a head punch that misses.
Ponce throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach works on Ponce's body with a couple of short punches.
Ponce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roach tries to work over Ponce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ponce misses with a body punch.
Roach blocks an uppercut.
Roach lands with a left to the head.
Ponce misses with a punch to the body.
Roach blocking some punches.
Ponce misses with a punch to the body.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Ponce avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
A short right from Roach on the inside.
Ponce misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roach lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roach.
Ponce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach misses with the head strike.
Roach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ponce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roach struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponce controls his hands.
Ponce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roach works on Ponce's body with a couple of short punches.
Ponce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Ponce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ponce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponce.
Ponce throws a head punch that misses.
Roach lands an uppercut.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce's elbow.
Ponce gets through Roach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Roach.
Ponce is breathing heavily.
Ponce misses with a punch to the body.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponce throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponce.
Roach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ponce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roach lands with a short shot to the head.
Roach scores with a shoulder strike.
Roach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ponce fails to land.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponce.
Roach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ponce has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Ponce lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce prevents a body shot from Roach.
Roach misses with a body punch.
Ponce working aggressively here.
Roach lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Nice body punch from Ponce.
Roach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ponce backwards.
Roach struggles to land a body shot inside as Ponce controls his hands.
Roach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Roach as the two fighters clinch.
Roach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roach lands a shoulder strike.
Roach lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Roach.
Ponce takes a shot to the head.
Ponce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Roach on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach misses with a punch to the body.
Ponce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce's elbow.
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponce.
Roach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ponce can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roach.
Ponce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponce lands a hook that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ponce fails to land.
Roach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roach misses with a body punch.
Roach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roach scores with a shoulder strike.
Roach dips a shoulder and cracks Ponce with a mighty uppercut! Ponce falls back against the cage and Roach unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ponce is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Roach screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Roach!
An out of breath Steve Roach thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orc Mismash (ranked 2513 p4p, 257 weight class) and Sergey Korotkiy (ranked 3275 p4p, 333 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mismash might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain - Power of the Horde. This should be a great matchup!
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272 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orc Mismash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Korotkiy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mismash wants to clinch up but Korotkiy keeps it at a distance.
Korotkiy unleashes a big counter combination but Mismash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Korotkiy 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.
Mismash staying out of range there.
Korotkiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mismash wants to clinch up but Korotkiy keeps it at a distance.
Korotkiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mismash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Korotkiy throws a strike aimed at the side of Mismash's head but Mismash avoids it well.
Mismash takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mismash is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korotkiy wants to control but Mismash is keeping him busy.
Korotkiy working the ground and pound.
Korotkiy misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mismash dodges the ground and pound from Korotkiy.
Korotkiy landing a few strikes.
Korotkiy moves into full mount!
Mismash blocking the ground and pound.
Korotkiy tries to control but Mismash wriggling away.
Mismash is in a horrible position here. Korotkiy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mismash is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Korotkiy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Korotkiy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Korotkiy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mismash looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Korotkiy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Korotkiy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Korotkiy lands a big shot there that rocks Mismash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Korotkiy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korotkiy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Korotkiy looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korotkiy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mismash is in a horrible position here. Korotkiy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkiy raining down shots from the mount!
Mismash is rocked!
Korotkiy lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Mismash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korotkiy landing punches.
Mismash seems to have got his legs back now.
BOOM! Korotkiy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Korotkiy raining down shots from the mount!
Korotkiy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Korotkiy is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mismash goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Korotkiy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergey Korotkiy!
A relieved looking Sergey Korotkiy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Arseworth (ranked 3321 p4p, 445 weight class) and William Lindham (ranked 5249 p4p, 614 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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220 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Arseworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Lindham!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arseworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lindham swivels and escapes.
Arseworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lindham misses with a left hand
and Arseworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arseworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lindham!
Arseworth is trying to get an arm triangle but Lindham is defending well.
Arseworth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lindham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arseworth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arseworth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Arseworth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arseworth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arseworth tries for a kimura but Lindham is defending well.
Arseworth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arseworth is trying to get an arm triangle but Lindham is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arseworth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arseworth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lindham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arseworth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arseworth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lindham knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arseworth has an Americana. Lindham didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Arseworth is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Arseworth hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Billy Arseworth!
A relieved looking Billy Arseworth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 1603 p4p, 176 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 3014 p4p, 309 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gyukosho Fujimoto enters the cage!
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277 lbs
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250 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley pushes Fujimoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Barkley takes a shot to the head.
Barkley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujimoto's elbow.
Barkley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Fujimoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujimoto.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujimoto controls his hands.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barkley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fujimoto jumps guard but Barkley stands there with Fujimoto around his waist. Fujimoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barkley or not.
Barkley wants to stall.
Fujimoto gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Barkley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley working aggressively here.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barkley is working Fujimoto over against the cage.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Fujimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow.
Barkley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barkley lands a shot to the body.
Fujimoto throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Fujimoto back against the cage.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fujimoto misses with some punches.
Fujimoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barkley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fujimoto can turn it around.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of Fujimoto's head.
Fujimoto misses with a body punch.
Barkley gets through Fujimoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two 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!
Fujimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barkley pushes Fujimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barkley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Barkley as the two fighters clinch.
Fujimoto looks winded!
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
A short right from Barkley.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barkley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujimoto is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Barkley finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Barkley.
Barkley throws a big uppercut that drops Fujimoto! More strikes from Barkley and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fujimoto lies dazed against the cage as Barkley celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Barkley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Harris (ranked 1171 p4p, 129 weight class) and Mark Borrego (ranked 2499 p4p, 255 weight class). Borrego is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Jason Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Borrego!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Borrego looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Borrego has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Borrego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris connects with a jab.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Borrego's leg but Borrego calmly moves out of range.
Borrego cracks Harris with a good jab.
Borrego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Mark Borrego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Borrego counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borrego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borrego throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Borrego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris blocks a body shot from Borrego.
Harris tries to work over Borrego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borrego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Borrego as the two fighters clinch.
Borrego breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrego missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borrego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Borrego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Borrego closes the distance and clinches.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borrego walks into a straight right hand from Harris.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borrego.
Nice uppercut lands for Borrego. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borrego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Borrego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrego misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Borrego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borrego jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Borrego has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris tries a body shot but Borrego blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Borrego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Borrego being controlled against the cage.
Borrego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borrego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borrego throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Borrego - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Borrego blocks the leg kick.
Borrego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Borrego.
Borrego is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Borrego. Borrego maintains the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borrego looks winded!
Harris tries to stall but Borrego uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris trying to stall but Borrego improves his position.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borrego's elbow.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Borrego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris drops Borrego with a naaaaasty hook - Borrego is in real trouble here! Harris dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Harris!
An out of breath Jason Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mark Borrego was interviewed post fight and said 'I demand a rematch.....he was boring my nuts.'.
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