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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Kukkanen (ranked 23091 p4p, 831 weight class) and Antonio Medina (ranked 23451 p4p, 857 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aapo Kukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Medina!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkanen scores with a jab to the head.
Kukkanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A cross from Kukkanen lands.
Medina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kukkanen swivels and escapes.
Medina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kukkanen but Kukkanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Medina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kukkanen defends it nicely.
It looked like Kukkanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aapo Kukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Medina.
Medina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kukkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kukkanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Hilo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Medina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kukkanen defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkanen thuds his right hand into Medina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kukkanen dodges the punch combination from Medina.
A counter left hand to the body from Kukkanen misses its target.
Medina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kukkanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kukkanen scores with a nice strike.
Kukkanen digs a good body shot into Medina's ribs.
Kukkanen scores with a jab to the body.
Medina tries to clinch up.
Medina misses with a hook.
Kukkanen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Medina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kukkanen counters with a right hand to the body.
A left and a right from Kukkanen both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medina walks into a jab.
Kukkanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kukkanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Medina's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Kukkanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kukkanen.
Medina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kukkanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kukkanen scores with a three punch combo!
Medina is rocked!
Kukkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Medina throws a lazy head kick
and Kukkanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aapo Kukkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kukkanen works Medina's body with a nice hook.
Medina tries to clinch there but Kukkanen circles away.
Kukkanen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Medina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kukkanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Medina looks winded!
Medina closes the distance and clinches up with Kukkanen, looking for a takedown. Medina pushes Kukkanen against the cage but Kukkanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Medina throws a right and a left that Kukkanen avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen slips a straight right by Medina.
Medina wants to clinch up but Kukkanen keeps it at a distance.
Kukkanen scores with the left hand. Medina knows he should have avoided that one.
Medina takes a jab right on the kisser.
Medina is still on wobbly legs! Can Kukkanen finish him?
A cross from Kukkanen lands.
Medina walks straight into a right hand from Kukkanen - that's dropped him! Kukkanen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Medina from any more punishment! Medina complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aapo Kukkanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Bickle (ranked 7118 p4p, 439 weight class) and Sulayman Jihad (ranked 7983 p4p, 462 weight class). Sulayman Jihad will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sulayman Jihad!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle looks to land a combination but Jihad avoids it well.
Jihad misses with a series of wild punches.
Jihad looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Bickle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jihad swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Jihad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jihad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Jihad catches Bickle right on the button with a cross.
Jihad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bickle scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jihad.
Jihad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Jihad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Jihad.
Sulayman Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jihad throws a series of strikes that have Bickle backpedaling.
Bickle throws a jab when Jihad was well out of range.
Bickle lands with a hook. Jihad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jihad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Jihad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bickle blocks a jab.
Jihad throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jihad misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Bickle.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jihad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bickle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jihad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Jihad defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle throws a hook but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jihad is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jihad misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jihad throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Jihad.
Jihad moves out of range of the strikes.
Jihad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jihad jabs at Bickle's body.
Jihad lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Jihad.
Sloppy strikes from Jihad. Those never looked like landing.
Jihad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihad throws a right and a left that Bickle avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Jihad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle is looking to counter punch.
Jihad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bickle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jihad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bickle jabs Jihad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jihad loads up on a big right hand but Bickle slips the punch.
Jihad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jihad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jihad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle throws a jab when Jihad was well out of range.
Bickle works Jihad's body with a nice hook.
Jihad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jihad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Jihad defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Bickle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from Jihad finds it's target.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Jihad moves away and avoids it.
Jihad throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Bickle cracks a nice hook into Jihad's ribs.
Bickle misses with the combination.
Jihad swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle lands a jab-cross combination.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jihad slips under a jab.
Jihad misses with a body shot.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Jihad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jihad misses with a body shot.
Jihad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bickle rather than just go for the knockout.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Jihad saw that one coming.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body. Jihad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Jihad scores with a four punch combination!
Bickle digs a good body shot into Jihad's ribs.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Jihad thuds a left hand into Bickle's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
Some wild striking there from Jihad.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Jihad is out of range.
Jihad looks to land a left hand but Bickle moved out of range nicely.
Jihad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bickle circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jihad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Bickle clobbers Jihad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jihad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle.
Bickle throws a body punch but Jihad moves out of range.
Jihad misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle. Jihad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jihad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jihad tries to bum rush Bickle with a series of wild strikes but Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jihad misses with a straight left.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sulayman Jihad will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Bickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad misses the shot to the body.
Jihad tries to land a front kick but Bickle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jihad.
Bickle checks the leg kick.
Bickle misses the jab.
Jihad looks to land a combination but Bickle avoids it well.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Jihad saw that one coming.
Jihad throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Jihad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Bickle lands with a good body shot.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sulayman Jihad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Jihad is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad lands a nice shot to the body.
Jihad walks into a stiff left hand from Bickle.
Jihad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Bickle backs off Jihad throws a huge counter combo but Bickle manages to avoid it all.
Jihad slips under a jab from Bickle.
No joy there for Jihad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Bickle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihad slips a jab from Bickle.
Bickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jihad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Jihad misses.
Bickle dodges the punch combination from Jihad.
Bickle connects with a crisp jab.
Bickle throws a body punch but Jihad moves out of range.
Bickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle looks to land a combination but Jihad avoids it well.
Jihad unleashes a big counter combination but Bickle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jihad misses the shot to the body.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Jihad saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jihad looks to land a body kick but Bickle moved away.
Bickle is looking to counter punch.
Jihad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Bickle.
Jihad misses with a two punch combination.
Bickle throws a big counter combination but Jihad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bickle lands a really nice looking cross but Jihad seems unphased.
Jihad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bickle momentarily.
Jihad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jihad.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Jihad moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Jihad misses
and Jihad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jihad misses with a double jab.
Jihad misses with a hook to the body
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Jihad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bickle lands a jab.
Jihad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Jihad misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jihad.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jihad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jihad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Jihad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jihad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jihad is rocked!
Bickle shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Jihad takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bickle sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Jihad bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Bickle!
A very excited looking Henry Bickle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Chang (ranked 8419 p4p, 643 weight class) and Alex Shafer (ranked 23254 p4p, 725 weight class). Pedro Chang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Shafer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chang throws an overhand right that lands on Shafer's shoulder, as Shafer tries to avoid the shot.
Shafer moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shafer. That's going to slow Chang down.
Chang misses with an uppercut. Shafer saw that one coming.
Shafer throws a counter combo.
Chang stalks Shafer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shafer's face. Shafer staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Shafer.
Chang checks a leg kick.
Shafer throws a body kick that misses.
Shafer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Chang blocks a head kick by Shafer.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.
Shafer is looking to land body kicks.
Shafer ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.
Chang with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang darts in and clinches Shafer up against the cage.
Chang has a couple of punches blocked by Shafer.
Chang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shafer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Alex Shafer has been cut.
Chang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shafer backwards.
Chang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Chang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shafer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shafer swinging wildly here.
Shafer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chang blocks a low kick nicely.
Chang throws a hook but Shafer blocks it.
Shafer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chang cracks a nice hook into Shafer's ribs.
Shafer walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang throws a hook but Shafer blocks it.
As Chang backs off Shafer throws a huge counter combo but Chang manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shafer throws a right and a left that Chang avoids nicely.
Pedro Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shafer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shafer's head.
Chang swinging wildly here.
Shafer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shafer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chang gets a clinch.
Chang with a knee to the head.
Shafer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shafer is looking to break free of the clinch but Chang has double underhooks.
Chang lands with a short shot to the head.
Shafer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shafer is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shafer.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
Shafer is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
A shot in the inside from Chang.
Shafer blocking some punches.
Chang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Chang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chang.
Chang lands a big right hand that drops Shafer! The killer instinct kicks in and Chang finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Chang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 8276 p4p, 650 weight class) and Reiner Brawn (ranked 23393 p4p, 716 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reiner Brawn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Bolleke.
Bolleke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bolleke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bolleke pinned against the cage. Bolleke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Brawn tries to get set, Bolleke tries to push him back and clinch up but Brawn manages to avoid the attempt.
Brawn misses with a takedown attempt - Bolleke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brawn has a takedown stuffed.
As Brawn tries to get set, Bolleke tries to push him back and clinch up but Brawn manages to avoid the attempt.
Thomas Bolleke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reiner Brawn.
Bolleke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Reiner Brawn has been cut.
Bolleke lands a nice shot that snaps Brawn's head back.
Brawn tries to clinch up.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawn wants to clinch up but Bolleke keeps it at a distance.
Brawn's coach down at Sydney Combat Method was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brawn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bolleke scores with a punch to the head.
Bolleke closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Brawn! Bolleke dives in looking to finish! Brawn is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bolleke!
After winning the bout, Thomas Bolleke 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Huiha (ranked 23088 p4p, 832 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 5008 p4p, 626 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George Peterson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harri Huiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Peterson.
It looks like Harri Huiha has been cut.
Peterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huiha shoots in but no luck this time.
Peterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huiha misses with a takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Huiha! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Peterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
After the fight, George Peterson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Brandon (ranked 6970 p4p, 604 weight class) and Aulis Homelius (ranked 3447 p4p, 371 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon doesn't manage to clinch there - Homelius circles away.
A punch combination from Homelius misses.
Willy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homelius misses with a two punch combination.
Brandon is looking to counter punch.
Brandon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Homelius, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandon taking a breather.
Brandon prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Homelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon misses with a series of wild punches.
Homelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Homelius tries to counter it with a takedown but Brandon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius swings for the body but Brandon moves out of range.
Homelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Homelius throws a lazy right hand but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandon misses with a wild combination.
Brandon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Homelius keeps the fight on the outside.
Homelius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Homelius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Homelius postures up in Brandon's guard and throws a big left but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon wants to stand up but Homelius is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius landing some decent shots from guard.
Homelius cracks Brandon with a solid left hand.
Homelius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brandon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Homelius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Homelius sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brandon pulls Homelius in close to his closed guard and prevents Homelius from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brandon is trying to keep Homelius in close.
Homelius trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon trying to keep a closed guard but Homelius is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brandon lands a nice elbow.
Brandon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brandon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brandon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Homelius avoids it.
Brandon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Homelius.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Homelius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brandon sprawls well initially but Homelius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Homelius is thwarting Brandon's attempts to control the position.
Homelius lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aulis Homelius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Homelius throws a front kick aimed at Brandon's knee but Brandon avoids it well.
Homelius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brandon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Homelius is in Brandon's guard.
Brandon is looking to stand up but Homelius isn't so interested in that idea.
Homelius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Homelius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Homelius cracks Brandon with a solid left hand.
Brandon keeping full guard, as Homelius tries to pass.
Brandon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Homelius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Homelius scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Homelius stops Brandon from standing up.
Homelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandon has momentary wrist control but Homelius slips an elbow through the middle.
Brandon trying to control the position.
Aulis Homelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Homelius postures up and lands a big shot to Brandon's brow.
Brandon wants to sweep but no luck.
Homelius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brandon has momentary wrist control but Homelius slips an elbow through the middle.
Brandon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Homelius throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius prevents Brandon from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brandon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Homelius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brandon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Homelius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brandon shoots for a double leg takedown but Homelius sprawls well. He's pushed Brandon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Homelius throws a hook to the side of Brandon's head but Brandon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brandon shoots in but no luck this time.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Homelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon tries to clinch up but Homelius circles away and keeps his distance.
Homelius throws a series of punches but Brandon avoids them all with ease.
Brandon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Homelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Homelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Homelius stuns Brandon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Homelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandon lands a high kick!
Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon sizes up Homelius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Homelius lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius misses with a takedown attempt - Brandon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Homelius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brandon is able to avoid easily.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Homelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Homelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Homelius keeps it at a distance.
Homelius manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brandon on his heels. He'll look to pass Brandon's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Homelius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandon leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Homelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Homelius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Homelius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Homelius staying out of range there.
Homelius feints the counter takedown.
Brandon throws a sloppy head kick and Homelius moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Homelius.
Homelius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brandon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Homelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aulis Homelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Homelius. That snapped Brandon's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius shoots in and drives through. Brandon sprawls well.
Homelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandon.
Brandon doesn't manage to clinch there - Homelius circles away.
Brandon looks to throw the jab but Homelius is out of range.
Brandon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Homelius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandon as he jumps to the side.
Willy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aulis Homelius.
Brandon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandon as he avoids it easily.
Brandon throws a sloppy head kick and Homelius moves out of range easily.
Brandon misses the jab.
Willy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon misses with a hook
and Homelius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brandon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Homelius scoring with some ground and pound.
Homelius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Homelius throwing strikes from guard but Brandon blocks nicely.
Homelius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Homelius looking to pass the guard.
Aulis Homelius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon trying to control the position.
Brandon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brandon wants to stand and escape but Homelius is having none of it.
Homelius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Homelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandon.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Homelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses
and Homelius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Homelius trying to pass the guard but Brandon defending well.
Brandon wants to control but Homelius is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homelius controlling the pace.
Willy Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aulis Homelius.
I've got Homelius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aulis Homelius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 4452 p4p, 574 weight class) and Benjamin Bronckhorsten (ranked 7104 p4p, 738 weight class). Gamzatov comes into the arena with Entrance Song blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benjamin Bronckhorsten enters the cage!
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203 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Bronckhorsten!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamzatov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bronckhorsten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bronckhorsten stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bronckhorsten wants it to stay on the feet.
Bronckhorsten throws a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bronckhorsten, as that shot connected.
Gamzatov misses with a takedown attempt
and Gamzatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamzatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronckhorsten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamzatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronckhorsten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gamzatov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bronckhorsten!
Gamzatov tries for a kimura but Bronckhorsten is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronckhorsten pushes Gamzatov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gamzatov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gamzatov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bronckhorsten wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gamzatov has hold of Bronckhorsten's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bronckhorsten tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gamzatov cranks the arm and Bronckhorsten screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bronckhorsten, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gamzat Gamzatov!
Gamzat Gamzatov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Magnum (ranked 4459 p4p, 191 weight class) and Nick Holey (ranked 3810 p4p, 164 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holey with a poor takedown
enabling Magnum to counter with a crisp jab.
Holey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magnum bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Holey shoots in for a takedown but Magnum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holey tries to clinch
and Magnum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fit-Out in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magnum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magnum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holey scrambles back to his feet.
Nick Holey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnum digs a good hook to Holey's body.
Holey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Magnum counters with a three punch combo that has Holey backing up. Holey nods at Magnum to acknowledge the strikes.
Justin Magnum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Holey.
Magnum rushes Holey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Magnum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnum lands a hook that snaps the head of Holey backwards.
Magnum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magnum digs a right hand into Holey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holey's gas tank.
Magnum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holey is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holey is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnum finish him?
Magnum lands an uppercut.
Magnum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magnum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magnum is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Magnum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magnum presses Holey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holey looks winded!
Magnum pushes Holey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Holey avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holey wants to take the fight to the mat but Magnum manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magnum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Magnum on the inside.
Magnum lands with a light punch inside.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Holey avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Magnum.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holey avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnum.
A short left from Magnum.
Magnum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holey is defending well for now.
Magnum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holey backwards.
Holey takes a shot to the head.
Magnum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnum pushes Holey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Magnum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magnum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands a hook that snaps the head of Holey backwards.
Holey is pressed against the cage. Magnum pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Holey! Two more big strikes from Magnum and Holey crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Justin Magnum!
Justin Magnum spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 1337 p4p, 163 weight class) and Alexis Anderson (ranked 1194 p4p, 149 weight class). Anderson has chosen Pony as his entrance music. Iso Paa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexis Anderson's chin.
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexis Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Paa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paa, as that shot connected.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Anderson slips a straight right by Paa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson closes the distance but Paa moves to the side
and Paa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Paa defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Paa lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Paa looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a jab when Paa was well out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Paa circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Paa lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Paa misses with a hook
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a right hand that Paa ducks under and follows up with a left that Paa also avoids with ease.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paa jabs at Anderson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paa.
Paa lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Anderson goes down and covers up as Paa starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iso Paa!
Alexis Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Just Playin. Next time is for real.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 685 p4p, 120 weight class) and Marky Mark (ranked 1314 p4p, 207 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zexi fails with a takedown attempt.
Zexi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zexi checks a leg kick nicely.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zexi.
Zexi ducks right into an uppercut from Mark.
A slow jab from Zexi misses its intended target.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mark scores with a nice head shot.
Zexi misses with a left hand
enabling Mark to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Mark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zexi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Mark catches Zexi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Mark - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Mark misses.
Zexi misses with a hook.
A jab from Mark misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi tries to move into range but Mark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zexi throws a right hand that misses
and Mark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zexi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mark can pounce on him.
Zexi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mark.
A big left from Mark misses.
Zexi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mark is fending him off so far but Zexi persists. Nope, Mark circles away and we're back to standing.
Zexi ducks right into an uppercut from Mark.
Mark slips a straight right by Zexi.
Zexi darts in looking for a takedown but Mark gets double underhooks and turns Zexi into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Zexi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zexi shoots in for a takedown but Mark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zexi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zexi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zexi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mark at a distance.
Mark connects with an inside leg kick.
Zexi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mark.
Mark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zexi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mark counters with a series of strikes. Zexi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zexi. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi lands a head shot.
Zexi throws a lazy uppercut
and Mark counters with a series of strikes. Zexi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zexi swings widly with a right hand
and Mark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mark throws a right hand that Zexi ducks under and follows up with a left that Zexi also avoids with ease.
Zexi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zexi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zexi fails to land the takedown.
Mark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zexi scores with a body shot.
Zexi misses with a hook
enabling Mark to counter with a crisp jab.
Zexi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zexi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zexi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mark blocks a jab.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zexi fails with the takedown
and Mark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi misses with an uppercut
and Mark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zexi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mark. Mark obviously looking to wear him down.
Mark lands a jab.
Zexi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mark lands an overhand right.
Zexi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mark. Mark obviously looking to wear him down.
Mark lands a leg kick that knocks Zexi off balance momentarily.
Mark throws a jab but it's blocked by Zexi.
Mark's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zexi under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zexi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mark circles away.
Zexi throws a sloppy body shot
and Mark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mark thumps Zexi with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi misses with a looping left.
Zexi tries to move into range but Mark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mark.
Zexi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zexis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mark connects with a crisp jab.
Mark scores with a sloppy right hand. Zexi should have avoided that one.
Mark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zexi's calf.
Mark misses with a wild combination.
Zexi throwing a counter right hand but Mark manages to avoid it.
Marky Mark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mark lands a glancing blow to the side of Zexi's head.
Mark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zexi misses with an uppercut. Mark saw that one coming.
Donk. Mark catches Zexi right on the button with a cross.
Zexi looks to throw the jab but Mark is out of range.
Mark unleashes a big counter combination but Zexi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zexi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Zexi misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zexi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Zexi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mark's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zexi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Mark.
Mark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zexi's sensitive parts.
Mark connects with a body shot.
Mark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zexi's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zexi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mark lands a leg kick that knocks Zexi off balance momentarily.
Marky Mark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mark connects with a leg kick. Zexi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Mark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zexi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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.
Mark keeping moving, preventing Zexi from controlling successfully.
Zexi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zexi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zexi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mark wants to sweep but no luck.
Mark pulls Zexi in close to his closed guard and prevents Zexi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zexi's guard.
Mark is stalling in the full guard.
Zexi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zexi trying to control the position here.
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.
Zexi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zexi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mark uses it to pass to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zexi tries to bench press Mark off him but Mark keeps the position.
Zexi seems a little lost for a moment, as Mark dominates the positioning.
Zexi tries to bench press Mark off him but Mark keeps the position.
Zexi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mark in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi tries to improve position but can't.
Mark tries to advance to mount but Zexi denies him.
Zexi tries to bench press Mark off him but Mark keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Zexi is trying to improve his position.
Zexi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zexi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zexi gets back to full guard.
Mark works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mark pulls his head out easily.
Zexi tries to get to full guard but Mark has control of the leg.
Mark content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zexi wants to control but Mark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mark with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zexi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zexi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zexi is trying to control the position but Mark postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marky Mark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zexi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mark can pounce on him.
Mark staying out of range there.
Zexi feints and as Mark raises his hands in defense, Zexi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zexi throws a strike but Mark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zexi looking to control but Mark passes into half guard.
Mark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi is trying to control but can't.
Mark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi wants to get back to full guard.
Zexi trying to control here.
Zexi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zexi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zexi being controlled here, momentarily.
Zexi wants to sweep here but Mark controlling him for the moment.
Zexi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mark is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zexi trying to keep a closed guard but Mark is proving a slippery customer.
Dai Zexi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zexi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zexi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mark passes into half guard.
Mark controlling the action here.
Zexi is trying to control but can't.
Mark is controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi wants to improve his position but Mark is controlling well.
Zexi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mark pulls his head out easily.
Zexi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zexi working for a triangle but Mark defends it easily.
Zexi controls Mark momentarily but Mark frees himself.
Zexi is really struggling to control Mark but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mark is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zexi looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zexi shoots and misses
and Mark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Mark misses.
Zexi walks into a stiff left hand from Mark.
Danga de danga de dang - Mark scores with a four punch combination!
Mark lands a head shot.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mark lands with an uppercut that bounces Zexi off the cage and back into range.
Mark connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Mark.
Dai Zexi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marky Mark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marky Mark!
A less than humble Marky Mark 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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