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SyFi 66 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenk Onay (ranked 24147 p4p, 712 weight class) and Steph Curry (ranked 6801 p4p, 609 weight class). Steph Curry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenk Onay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onay moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Onay.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onay's elbow.
Onay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Curry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Onay wants to take the fight to the mat but Curry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenk Onay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onay wants a takedown.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Onay misses with some punches.
Onay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Curry prevents it.
Curry is pressed up against the cage. Onay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curry down to the mat. Curry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry rushes Onay and presses him up against the cage.
Curry lands a right hand.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Curry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Onay letting Curry take a breather here.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Onay can't get the takedown.
Onay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Curry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Curry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Curry lands with a left to the head.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Onay's takedown attempt.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onay's elbow.
Onay prevents a body shot from Curry.
Onay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Curry uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Curry stays in close to Onay's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Onay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Onay is pulling down on Curry's head to control his posture.
Curry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Onay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Onay wants to get back to his feet but Curry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Curry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Onay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onay tries for a takedown but Curry circles away easily
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
Onay is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.
Onay gets tackled into the cage by Curry. Curry maintains the clinch.
Onay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curry blocking some punches.
Onay has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry lands a body shot.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
Onay takes a shot to the head.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Onay's takedown attempt.
Onay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Onay's takedown attempt.
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Onay.
Onay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Onay is breathing heavily.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
Onay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Curry after a bit of a struggle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Curry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry gets through Onay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Curry.
Onay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Curry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Curry has closed the distance and engaged Onay in a clinch.
Onay tries to pull guard but Curry holds him up against the cage and eventually Onay drops back down to his feet.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry 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.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry stops a takedown attempt from Onay.
Onay tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Onay is working for takedown but Curry is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenk Onay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onay can't get the takedown.
A short left from Curry.
Onay tries for a takedown but Curry manages to get underhooks.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Onay has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Curry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry lands with a short shot to the head.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Onay is trying to drag Curry to the mat but Curry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry prevents the takedown attempt.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Onay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curry controlling the action here for a moment.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Onay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Curry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Onay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Onay backwards.
Curry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Onay.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Onay is rocked!
Steph Curry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Curry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oh Onay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Curry working aggressively here.
Onay tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Curry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onay tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Onay seems to have got his legs back now.
Curry digs a right hand into Onay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Onay's gas tank.
Curry is pressed up against the cage. Onay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Curry down to the mat. Curry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Curry slaps away a takedown attempt from Onay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Curry misses.
Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onay, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry pushes Onay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Onay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Curry after a bit of a struggle.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Onay has Curry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Curry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry pushes Onay against the cage. Curry is working some dirty boxing. Curry pushes off with a quick right hook! Onay goes down! Onay tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Curry moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steph Curry!
Steph Curry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoi Kakuto (ranked 5000 p4p, 601 weight class) and Dickon Tarly (ranked 8464 p4p, 756 weight class). Kakuto comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz-Dirty Harry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsuyoi Kakuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dickon Tarly!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly lands with a kick to the temple. Kakuto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tsuyoi Kakuto has been cut.
Tarly lands a front kick.
Kakuto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kakuto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kakuto shoots in for a takedown but Tarly shows good takedown defense.
Tarly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tarly fakes the leg kick and cracks Kakuto in the body.
Kakuto closes the distance and clinches.
Tarly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kakuto or not.
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 right handed body shot lands from Tarly.
Tarly tries a body shot but Kakuto blocks it.
Kakuto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tarly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tarly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kakuto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Tarly.
Tarly lands with a nice body kick.
Tarly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kakuto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tarly scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarly.
Kakuto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tarly!
Tarly lands a big head kick that sends Kakuto tumbling to the mat! Tarly takes a step backwards and waves Kakuto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tsuyoi Kakuto's cut is getting worse.
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!
Crack! A monster head kick from Tarly and Kakuto falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Tarly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dickon Tarly!
Tsuyoi Kakuto spoke after the fight, saying '今日は私が勝てないと神は私に言った
Kyō wa watashi ga katenaito kami wa watashi ni itta (God Told Me I cannot Win today) しかし、明日はいつ'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Titus Branch (ranked 7715 p4p, 580 weight class) and Roy Jones Gracie (ranked 6197 p4p, 529 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Branch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branch pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Branch keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Branch has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Titus Branch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Jones Gracie.
Branch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Branch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Gracie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branch manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Branch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Branch manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Branch's guard.
Branch wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Branch keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Branch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Branch is retaining full guard.
Branch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Branch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been hearing reports that Branch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Branch.
Titus Branch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Branch.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Branch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie jumps guard but Branch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Branch obliges.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Branch.
Branch prevents the takedown attempt.
Branch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Branch jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branch is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Branch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie advances to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie prevents Branch from improving his position.
Branch is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Branch avoid being mounted?
Branch looking for submissions off his back.
Branch wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie trying to control the pace.
Branch trying to control here.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Branch is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Branch wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Branch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Branch is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Branch circles away and we're back to standing.
As Gracie tries to get set, Branch tries to push him back and clinch up but Gracie manages to avoid the attempt.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Branch drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie tests Branch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Branch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Branch seems unphased.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Branch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Branch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie throws a right and a left that Branch avoids nicely.
Branch tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Branch clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Branch saw that one coming.
As Gracie looks to move away, Branch throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Danga de danga de dang - Branch scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branch misses with a double jab.
Branch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Branch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Branch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch slowing the pace effectively.
Branch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Branch.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Branch.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Branch avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a hook. Branch ducked under it nicely.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Branch.
Branch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Titus Branch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Branch lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
A jab from Branch misses.
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Titus Branch has been cut.
Branch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Branch scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Branch is rocked!
Gracie passes Branch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Branch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Branch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Jones Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Homelius (ranked 4256 p4p, 462 weight class) and Tvica Iruscek (ranked 6677 p4p, 584 weight class). Iruscek has chosen Yakety Yak as his entrance music. Tvica Iruscek looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tvica Iruscek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homelius gets a clinch.
Homelius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iruscek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Homelius as he avoids it easily.
Iruscek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Homelius leaves Iruscek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Homelius.
The fighters circle momentarily. Homelius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Iruscek misses with a takedown attempt
and Homelius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iruscek's guard.
Aulis Homelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tvica Iruscek.
Iruscek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Homelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Homelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Iruscek has wrist control.
Homelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Iruscek working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that Homelius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Homelius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Homelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Homelius stays in close to Iruscek's body and controls the position.
Homelius postures up in Iruscek's guard and throws a big left but Iruscek blocks it.
Iruscek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Homelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iruscek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Homelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Homelius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iruscek is keeping the position for now.
Homelius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Homelius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iruscek checks the leg kick nicely there.
Homelius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Homelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Homelius lands a couple of elbows.
Homelius lands a couple of digs.
Homelius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Homelius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iruscek's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Homelius looking to pass the guard.
Iruscek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Homelius trying to control but Iruscek is working from the bottom.
Homelius stays in close to Iruscek's body and controls the position.
Homelius wants to pass the guard but Iruscek is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Homelius stays in close to Iruscek's body and controls the position.
Homelius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Homelius trying to control but Iruscek is working from the bottom.
Homelius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Iruscek keeping moving, preventing Homelius from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homelius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Homelius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Homelius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Iruscek at a distance.
Iruscek shoots and misses
so Homelius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Homelius landing some decent shots from guard.
Homelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Homelius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aulis Homelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iruscek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Homelius.
Iruscek looking to control but Homelius passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iruscek's head.
Homelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Homelius lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius is nestled in close to Iruscek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Homelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iruscek can do to turn this around?
Iruscek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Homelius.
Iruscek wants to control but Homelius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Iruscek is breathing heavily.
Homelius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Homelius wants to pass to mount but Iruscek is defending the position.
Homelius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Homelius throwing shots but Iruscek is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Homelius passes to side control.
Homelius scoring with punches and elbows.
Homelius cracks Iruscek with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Homelius is chipping away with strikes.
Iruscek is rocked!
Homelius controlling from side mount.
Iruscek is still in real trouble! Can Homelius finish him?
Homelius scoring with punches and elbows.
Homelius scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Iruscek is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Homelius can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aulis Homelius!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Dibiase (ranked 3977 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ivar The Boneless (ranked 5623 p4p, 187 weight class). Dibiase's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MONEY MONEY MONEY -by Eddie Money. The Boneless has chosen Valhallas March-by HEAVEN SHALL BURN 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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280 lbs
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285 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ted Dibiase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar The Boneless!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Boneless lands a jab to Dibiase's midsection.
The Boneless looks to score with a jab to the body but Dibiase is just out of range.
Dibiase throws a right hand that misses
and The Boneless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ted Dibiase has been cut.
Dibiase defending well as The Boneless loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Dibiase was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dibiase definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Boneless stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Boneless wants it to stay on the feet.
The Boneless 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.
Dibiase ducks under a wild hook from The Boneless.
The Boneless thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Boneless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dibiase misses with a body punch
and The Boneless counters with a stiff right hand.
Dibiase closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Boneless to the mat! The Boneless manages to get full guard.
The Boneless has Dibiase pulled in close to control his posture.
Dibiase in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Dibiase trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Boneless tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Boneless holds on and takes a little breather.
The Boneless wants to sweep here but Dibiase controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiase throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Boneless works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Boneless wants to stand but Dibiase is controlling the position.
The Boneless working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dibiase.
The Boneless looking for a sweep. Not yet The Boneless, not yet.
The Boneless wants to get back to his feet but Dibiase is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Boneless can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dibiase wants to control from the top but The Boneless keeps moving.
The Boneless working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Boneless manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dibiase manages to get himself to full guard.
Dibiase wants to stand and escape but The Boneless is having none of it.
The Boneless gets to his feet. Dibiase looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dibiase takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from The Boneless misses.
Dibiase throws a hook but The Boneless blocks it.
A little jabbing left from The Boneless on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dibiase defending well as The Boneless loads up on a big left hand.
The Boneless scores with a hook.
Dibiase throws a jab when The Boneless was well out of range.
A combination from The Boneless does no damage.
Oooooh!!! The Boneless has knocked Dibiase down with a huge combo! The Boneless steps away and waves a wobbly Dibiase back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dibiase is rocked!
Ted Dibiase's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Boneless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Dibiase is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Boneless throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dibiase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Boneless.
Dibiase seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from The Boneless misses the target.
The Boneless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dibiase half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ivar The Boneless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Boneless stalks Dibiase and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dibiase's face. Dibiase staggers backwards, shaken.
The Boneless throws a jab but it's blocked by Dibiase.
Dibiase misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Boneless counters with a stiff right hand.
Dibiase misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Boneless drops Dibiase with a big left hand! Dibiase is injured, injured bad! The Boneless jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivar The Boneless!
Ivar The Boneless gave a mention to Hellraiser FightGear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rangel (ranked 4195 p4p, 541 weight class) and Joshua Syracuse (ranked 5420 p4p, 638 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Rangel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Syracuse!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syracuse slaps away a takedown attempt from Rangel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rangel shoots in but Syracuse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rangel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rangel gets a clinch.
Rangel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Syracuse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Syracuse trying to land knees to the body.
Rangel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Syracuse's efforts to push away.
Rangel lands a nice shot to the body.
Rangel trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syracuse working aggressively here.
Rangel has Syracuse pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rangel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Syracuse tumbling to the mat - Rangel dives into Syracuse's guard.
Rangel throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rangel throws a big elbow that misses.
Rangel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syracuse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Syracuse is looking to stand up but Rangel isn't so interested in that idea.
Syracuse is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rangel with a nice head shot there.
Rangel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Syracuse on the ground.
Syracuse looking to control.
Rangel is in close to Syracuse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rangel throws a big right hand that misses.
Rangel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rangel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Syracuse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Syracuse tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rangel controls his leg.
Syracuse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Syracuse is looking to take a break and control but Rangel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rangel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rangel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Syracuse is working away from the top position though.
Rangel keeping control of the position.
Rangel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Syracuse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rangel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Syracuse.
Syracuse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rangel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Syracuse lands with a punch from half guard.
Syracuse is controlling the pace.
Rangel is doing well to control the position and prevent Syracuse from advancing to side control.
Syracuse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rangel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rangel has his hands clasped together around Syracuse's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syracuse tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rangel controls his leg.
Rangel keeping hold of Syracuse's head, controlling as best he can.
Syracuse is trying to control. Rangel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rangel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rangel.
Syracuse controlling from the top position.
Syracuse working some strikes from top position.
Syracuse is looking to work some ground and pound but Rangel has wrist control.
Syracuse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rangel is proving hard to escape from.
Syracuse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Syracuse wants to get up but he can't break Rangel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Rangel is looking to sweep but instead, Syracuse has passed into half guard.
Rangel gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rangel holds on and takes a little breather.
Rangel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rangel is pulling down on Syracuse's head. It's preventing any offense from Syracuse, at least for the moment.
Syracuse trying to control but Rangel is working from the bottom.
Syracuse is fighting to break Rangel's control of his arms but Rangel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Syracuse preventing the sweep.
Syracuse trying to control but Rangel is working from the bottom.
Syracuse stopping the sweep attempt from Rangel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Rangel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rangel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rangel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rangel working the ground and pound from side control.
Rangel grinds an elbow into Syracuse's temple.
Syracuse tries to escape but Rangel is in control.
Rangel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Syracuse sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rangel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Syracuse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Syracuse manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rangel's best efforts.
Rangel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Syracuse moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rangel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syracuse has his feet on Rangel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rangel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Syracuse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rangel scrambles back to his feet.
Syracuse has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rangel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syracuse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rangel.
Rangel misses with a series of wild punches.
Syracuse scores with a jab to the head.
Rangel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syracuse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Syracuse closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Syracuse misses with a body shot.
Rangel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Syracuse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rangel throws a leg kick
and Rangel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rangel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syracuse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rangel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rangel is rocked!
Syracuse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Rangel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joshua Syracuse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rangel gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Syracuse gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rangel is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Syracuse!
A less than humble Joshua Syracuse 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kento Ban Gbus (ranked 3286 p4p, 285 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 3651 p4p, 312 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valdez's choice of entrance music: Era - Ameno. DeMario Valdez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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19
145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kento Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus slips a jab from Valdez.
Ban Gbus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Valdez misses with a jab to the body
and Ban Gbus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
Ban Gbus scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ban Gbus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the cage.
Ban Gbus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Ban Gbus misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus pushes Valdez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ban Gbus misses the shot to the body.
Valdez cracks Ban Gbus with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ban Gbus lands an overhand right.
Ban Gbus rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ban Gbus.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ban Gbus lands a left hand.
Ban Gbus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Ban Gbus can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ban Gbus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ban Gbus lands with a shot to the body.
Ban Gbus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valdez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ban Gbus tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Ban Gbus moved out of range.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Valdez throws a hook but Ban Gbus avoids it easily.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Ban Gbus has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Ban Gbus lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban Gbus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban Gbus.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ban Gbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ban Gbus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valdez lands a right hand.
Ban Gbus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ban Gbus tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Ban Gbus with a nice cross.
Valdez throws a hook but Ban Gbus avoids it easily.
Ban Gbus lands with an uppercut that bounces Valdez off the cage and back into range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ban Gbus prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
Valdez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ban Gbus working aggressively here.
Ban Gbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus lands with a short shot to the head.
Valdez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ban Gbus backwards.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ban Gbus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ban Gbus blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban Gbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Ban Gbus.
Valdez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ban Gbus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valdez can turn it around.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ban Gbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ban Gbus lands a body punch.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ban Gbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus prevents a body shot from Valdez.
Ban Gbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban Gbus.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez working aggressively here.
Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Ban Gbus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ban Gbus.
Valdez takes a shot to the head.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Ban Gbus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Ban Gbus dominated that round.
That's time! Ban Gbus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ban Gbus misses with a lunging right hand
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Ban Gbus lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Ban Gbus - just one landing.
Ban Gbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ban Gbus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kento Ban Gbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ban Gbus.
Valdez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ban Gbus moves away.
Ban Gbus throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ban Gbus.
Nice body punch from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ban Gbus moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Ban Gbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ban Gbus slips a straight right by Valdez.
Valdez throws a right hand that Ban Gbus ducks under and follows up with a left that Ban Gbus also avoids with ease.
Valdez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ban Gbus counters with a straight right hand.
Ban Gbus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ban Gbus scores with the left hand. Valdez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ban Gbus slips a jab from Valdez.
Ban Gbus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valdez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ban Gbus misses with a punch to the body.
Ban Gbus has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban Gbus.
Nice body punch from Ban Gbus - that landed with a thud.
Valdez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ban Gbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Ban Gbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ban Gbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Ban Gbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez throws a series of punches but Ban Gbus avoids them all with ease.
Ban Gbus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ban Gbus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus takes the fight into the clinch.
Ban Gbus is working Valdez over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ban Gbus.
Valdez tries a body shot but Ban Gbus blocks it.
Ban Gbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Ban Gbus blocking some punches.
Valdez misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ban Gbus fails to land.
A short uppercut from Ban Gbus.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ban Gbus.
Valdez can't break the clinch.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ban Gbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Ban Gbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ban Gbus punishes Valdez's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ban Gbus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valdez. Valdez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Ban Gbus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Ban Gbus tries to clinch but Valdez moves out of range.
Ban Gbus lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ban Gbus tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Ban Gbus. Beautiful body shot.
Ban Gbus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Ban Gbus lands a nice hook to Valdez's body. Valdez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ban Gbus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ban Gbus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban Gbus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valdez doesn't seem bothered though.
Ban Gbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ban Gbus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ban Gbus fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus wants to clinch.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Ban Gbus saw that one coming.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ban Gbus connects with a crisp jab.
Ban Gbus lands a nice hook to Valdez's body. Valdez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ban Gbus lands with an overhand left.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ban Gbus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
Ban Gbus lands a head shot.
Valdez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Ban Gbus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valdez misses the jab.
Ban Gbus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Valdez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus moves into range and clinches up with Valdez.
Valdez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ban Gbus blocks an uppercut.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Ban Gbus is controlling him.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Ban Gbus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ban Gbus closes the distance and pushes Valdez back into the cage.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands with a right to the head.
Ban Gbus blocking some punches.
Ban Gbus can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ban Gbus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kento Ban Gbus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Ban Gbus.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Valdez misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ban Gbus.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ban Gbus won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ban Gbus.
A body shot lands from Ban Gbus.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Ban Gbus.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ban Gbus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ban Gbus gets through Valdez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Ban Gbus is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ban Gbus lands a body punch.
Valdez takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus digs a right hand underneath Valdez's ribcage. Valdez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Ban Gbus.
A body shot lands from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ban Gbus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ban Gbus works on Valdez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ban Gbus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valdez or not.
Ban Gbus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ban Gbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valdez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ban Gbus lands with a light punch inside.
Valdez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ban Gbus finish him?
Ban Gbus is working Valdez over against the cage.
Ban Gbus digs a right hand underneath Valdez's ribcage. Valdez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valdez seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ban Gbus.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ban Gbus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ban Gbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus lands with a left to the head.
Ban Gbus scores with a hook to the body.
Ban Gbus lands a shoulder strike.
Ban Gbus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Ban Gbus pushes Valdez against the cage. Ban Gbus is working some dirty boxing. Ban Gbus pushes off with a quick right hook! Valdez goes down! Valdez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ban Gbus moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kento Ban Gbus!
Kento Ban Gbus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voshon Daniels (ranked 2788 p4p, 112 weight class) and Cat Fhin (ranked 3508 p4p, 139 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Pain Train. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voshon Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Fhin.
Cat Fhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fhin rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Cat Fhin has been cut.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Fhin blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands a big head kick that sends Fhin tumbling to the mat! Daniels takes a step backwards and waves Fhin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fhin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Fhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Fhin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Fhin avoids them all with ease.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Fhin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fhin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fhin.
We've been informed that Fhin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fhin is looking to clinch.
Fhin slips a jab from Daniels.
Fhin rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fhin.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Fhin.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Fhin.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Fhin had a free shot at his head there.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin moves out of range of the body kick.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Fhin slips the punch.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Fhin down.
Fhin tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fhin.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Fhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Fhin is looking to clinch.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin throws a combination. Daniels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fhin tries to clinch up.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Fhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
It seemed like Fhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fhin gets a clinch.
Fhin blocking some punches.
Daniels working Fhin over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fhin misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fhin.
Sloppy strikes from Fhin. Those never looked like landing.
Fhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels is looking to wear down Fhin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fhin misses with a double jab.
Fhin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Fhin saw that one coming.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Fhin moved away.
Fhin is looking for the big counter here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fhin lands with a nice body punch.
Fhin tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Fhin slips under a jab.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels walks into a jab.
Fhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fhin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fhin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Fhin moves away and avoids it.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fhin clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Voshon Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Fhin.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fhin.
Fhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fhin checks a leg kick.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Fhin.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Fhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Fhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voshon Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fhin forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Fhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels is stalling here.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Fhin backing up. Fhin nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniels has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fhin pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin is trying to stall.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cat Fhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fhin working aggressively here.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Fhin.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fhin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fhin has managed to clinch.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels scores with a jab. Fhin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fhin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fhin instigates a clinch.
Daniels stalling against the cage.
Fhin manages to break the clinch.
Fhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Fhin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Fhin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fhin tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fhin.
Voshon Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
Fhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniels on the side of the head.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fhin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fhin moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Fhin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fhin duly obliges.
Fhin instigates a clinch.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fhin stalks Daniels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daniels's face. Daniels staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and Fhin counters with a series of strikes. Daniels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Fhin.
Fhin dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Fhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fhin has managed to clinch.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Fhin tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fhin has managed to clinch.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fhin is keeping busy.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Fhin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Fhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fhin rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Fhin.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
Fhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Fhin finds it's way through Daniels's defenses.
Fhin doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Fhin.
Fhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Fhin moves out of range easily.
Daniels misses with the combination.
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!
Fhin scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fhin is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fhin's calf.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Fhin moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Fhin - just one landing.
Fhin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fhin moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Fhin lands with a light punch inside.
Fhin manages to break the clinch.
Daniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fhin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels is looking to counter punch.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
You can see that Fhin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Fhin saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fhin dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
Fhin slips under a jab.
Fhin blocks the body kick.
As Daniels backs off Fhin throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Fhin.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Fhin's shoulder, as Fhin tries to avoid the shot.
Fhin throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
Fhin pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fhin backwards.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Fhin tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Fhin thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fhin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fhin is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Fhin drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Daniels catches Fhin right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Cat Fhin's cut even more.
Fhin moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels misses with a hook. Fhin ducked under it nicely.
Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Fhin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fhin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fhin.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels looking to stall.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Fhin gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Fhin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is struggling to control the position.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Daniels tries to bum rush Fhin with a series of wild strikes but Fhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fhin tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Daniels lands with a good body shot.
Fhin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fhin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fhin is looking to clinch.
Fhin moves into the clinch successfully.
Fhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniels misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fhin tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
Fhin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cat Fhin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fhin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cat Fhin!
During a confident post fight interview, Cat Fhin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Voshon Daniels spoke after the fight, saying 'Goddamnit! I'll be back, and I won't be gentle, bitches! You can't stop the Pain Train, baby!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivashin Dmitrievich (ranked 1483 p4p, 228 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 1694 p4p, 251 weight class). Wagner has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivashin Dmitrievich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitrievich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Dmitrievich.
Wagner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wagner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner is looking to take a break and control but Dmitrievich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dmitrievich tries to kick Wagner off but Wagner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wagner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dmitrievich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wagner.
Dmitrievich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wagner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wagner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wagner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dmitrievich sees it coming and defends easily.
Wagner is looking for a kimura but Dmitrievich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wagner to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrievich is trying to stand back up but Wagner is controlling him
Wagner tries to pass to full mount but Dmitrievich defends it.
Wagner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dmitrievich sees it coming and defends easily.
Wagner is keen to just control but Dmitrievich is a slippery customer.
Wagner seems to be working for a kimura but Dmitrievich defends the submission attempt.
Wagner is looking for a kimura here.
Wagner is trying to work for a kimura but Dmitrievich is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wagner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dmitrievich wants to get back to his feet.
Wagner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dmitrievich pushes Wagner off looking to stand but Wagner dives back in and keeps control.
Wagner wants to control but Dmitrievich is keeping him busy.
Wagner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dmitrievich haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner wants to pass the guard but Dmitrievich is defending well.
Wagner is trying to control. Dmitrievich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dmitrievich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wagner.
Wagner not doing much here.
Wagner is trying to control the action in half guard but Dmitrievich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wagner is looking for a kimura here.
Wagner stops Dmitrievich from getting back to his feet.
Dmitrievich is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD:Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wagner wants to pass the guard but Dmitrievich is defending well.
Wagner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dmitrievich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wagner.
Wagner is just content to waste time from the top position. Dmitrievich takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wagner looking to sit in guard and control but Dmitrievich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dmitrievich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dmitrievich preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wagner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dmitrievich scores with a jab to the body.
Dmitrievich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
No luck for Wagner with that takedown attempt.
Dmitrievich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dmitrievich moves out of range of the strikes.
Dmitrievich keeps the fight on the outside.
Dmitrievich looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Dmitrievich lands a jab to the head.
Wagner tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner moves out of range as Dmitrievich strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Wagner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dmitrievich circles away.
Ivashin Dmitrievich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Wagner.
Wagner throws a combination that misses
enabling Dmitrievich to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrievich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dmitrievich.
Wagner with a hook.
Dmitrievich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dmitrievich counters with a straight right hand.
Wagner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wagner is rocked!
Dmitrievich ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Wagner's jaw. Wagner's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Dmitrievich does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivashin Dmitrievich!
After winning the bout, Ivashin Dmitrievich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Brown (ranked 1516 p4p, 185 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 2004 p4p, 242 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Brown tries to break free but Golovkin pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Golovkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Golovkin swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Golovkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a series of punches but Golovkin avoids them all with ease.
Golovkin misses the body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Golovkin's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Golovkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovkin off the cage and back into range.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Gennady Golovkin has been cut.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golovkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golovkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Golovkin slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Golovkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Golovkin lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Golovkin lands an overhand right.
Brown is rocked!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Golovkin lands with a big right hook that stumbles Brown - he's out on his feet here! Golovkin follows up with another monster hook that separates Brown from consciousness! Brown falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Golovkin stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gennady Golovkin!
An out of breath Gennady Golovkin 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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