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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Holey (ranked 4801 p4p, 191 weight class) and Trai Prugsanapan (ranked 6703 p4p, 234 weight class). Prugsanapan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sarama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trai Prugsanapan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prugsanapan clinches up with Holey and pushes him back against the cage.
Prugsanapan presses Holey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holey manages to pull guard.
Prugsanapan trying to control the position from guard on top but Holey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prugsanapan is aware though and is defending well.
Prugsanapan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holey is adopting a defensive guard.
Holey wants to sweep but no luck.
Holey wants to stand and escape but Prugsanapan is having none of it.
Holey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Prugsanapan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prugsanapan postures up in Holey's guard and throws a big left but Holey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prugsanapan throwing strikes from guard but Holey blocks nicely.
Prugsanapan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prugsanapan.
Prugsanapan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prugsanapan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prugsanapan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holey won't allow Prugsanapan to sweep him here.
Prugsanapan pulls Holey in close to prevent any damage.
Prugsanapan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prugsanapan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Prugsanapan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prugsanapan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holey.
Prugsanapan looking for a guillotine here but Holey defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prugsanapan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holey is one step ahead there.
Prugsanapan is pulling down on Holey's head to control his posture.
Prugsanapan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holey trying to control but Prugsanapan is working from the bottom.
Prugsanapan managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holey is looking to clinch.
Prugsanapan drives through and clinches with Holey against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prugsanapan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nick Holey has been cut.
Prugsanapan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holey backwards.
Prugsanapan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holeys head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prugsanapan as Holey tries to tie him up.
Holey is trying to break the clinch but Prugsanapan is controlling him.
Prugsanapan working Holey over with knees to the body.
Prugsanapan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holey is trying to break the clinch but Prugsanapan is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prugsanapan.
Prugsanapan is leaning against Holey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prugsanapan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holey backwards.
Prugsanapan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holey is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prugsanapan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Holey to his knees! Prugsanapan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trai Prugsanapan!
Trai Prugsanapan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar The Boneless (ranked 4101 p4p, 148 weight class) and Viiru Tiikeri (ranked 4562 p4p, 159 weight class). The Boneless's entrance music is Valhallas March-by HEAVEN SHALL BURN . A fine choice. Viiru Tiikeri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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290 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar The Boneless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viiru Tiikeri!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiikeri throws a lazy uppercut
and The Boneless counters with a stiff right hand.
The Boneless looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Boneless clobbers Tiikeri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Tiikeri.
A telegraphed right hand from The Boneless misses the target.
Tiikeri misses the body punch
and The Boneless connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiikeri scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Boneless in his tracks.
The Boneless keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tiikeri throws a poor cross that misses
and The Boneless counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Viiru Tiikeri has been cut.
The Boneless throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Boneless lands with a cross.
The Boneless on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Ivar The Boneless has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiikeri just misses with a punch to the body.
The Boneless is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiikeri.
Tiikeri blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from The Boneless as Tiikeri shoots in.
Tiikeri looks for a takedown but The Boneless sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiikeri lands with a right hand.
Tiikeri misses with a right hand
and The Boneless counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - The Boneless coming out on top.
Tiikeri is rocked!
Tiikeri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Boneless.
Tiikeri is still on wobbly legs! Can The Boneless finish him?
Ivar The Boneless is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Boneless moves out of range as Tiikeri strikes.
Tiikeri seems to have recovered his senses.
Viiru Tiikeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Boneless throws out a powerful jab.
Tiikeri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Boneless.
Tiikeri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Boneless scores with a counter punch that sends Tiikeri to the canvas! The Boneless smells blood - he's punishing Tiikeri with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tiikeri has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivar The Boneless!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivar The Boneless made sure he mentioned Hellraiser FightGear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Magnum (ranked 3094 p4p, 126 weight class) and Emilio Disi (ranked 4117 p4p, 166 weight class). Emilio Disi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Disi!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disi closes the distance and clinches.
Disi'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.
Magnum misses with some punches.
Magnum lands a nice uppercut.
Magnum lands a shoulder strike.
Magnum tries a body shot but Disi blocks it.
Disi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magnum misses with a wild body shot.
Disi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Disi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magnum or not.
Disi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnum prevents a body shot from Disi.
We've been informed that Disi 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.
Magnum misses with a punch on the inside.
Disi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Disi lands with a nice body punch.
Disi looks to land a combination but Magnum avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disi closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnum keeps control of Disi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magnum misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnum.
Magnum lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magnum misses with the head strike.
Magnum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Disi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Disi misses.
Magnum seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magnum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magnum throws a lazy right hand but Disi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Disi misses with a takedown attempt
and Magnum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnum misses the target.
Disi throws a right and a left that Magnum avoids nicely.
Disi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magnum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disi misses with a series of wild punches.
Disi throws a series of punches but Magnum avoids them all with ease.
Magnum throws a shot from downtown. Disi moves away and avoids it.
Disi missing with a left hand there. Magnum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Disi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magnum.
Magnum wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Disi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Disi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnum throws out the jab.
Magnum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Disi.
Magnum dips to his left and cracks Disi with an uppercut!
Disi drives through and clinches with Magnum against the cage.
Disi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Disi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnum.
Disi trying to control the position but instead, Magnum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Disi into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnum lands with a short shot to the head.
Disi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disi blocks an uppercut.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Disi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnum.
Magnum misses with some punches.
Magnum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Disi's efforts to push away.
Disi tries to break free but Magnum pushes him back against the cage.
Magnum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disi is trying to break the clinch but Magnum has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnum.
Magnum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magnum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disi backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Magnum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Disi's brow.
Magnum prevents Disi from breaking the clinch.
Magnum throws a head punch that misses.
Magnum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Disi up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Magnum fails to land.
Disi blocks an uppercut.
Disi tries to break free but Magnum pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Magnum fails to land.
Disi scores with a hook to the body.
Disi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Disi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Magnum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Disi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Disi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magnum is looking to counter the offense by Disi and move into the clinch.
Disi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magnum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Disi lands a jab.
Disi misses with a combination
and Magnum counters by moving into the clinch.
Magnum has a couple of punches blocked by Disi.
Disi blocks a body shot from Magnum.
Magnum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Magnum fails to land.
Magnum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Disi fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magnum lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnum throws a punch but it's blocked by Disi.
Justin Magnum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disi is looking to break free of the clinch but Magnum has double underhooks.
Magnum working aggressively here.
Magnum has a couple of punches blocked by Disi.
Magnum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnum has a couple of punches blocked by Disi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnum.
Magnum trying to land knees to the body.
Magnum lands with a light punch inside.
Disi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnum misses with an elbow over the top.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Disi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnum lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Magnum fails to land.
Magnum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Disi can do to turn this around?
Magnum misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnum misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnum keeps control of Disi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Disi blocks an uppercut.
Magnum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnum struggles to land a body shot inside as Disi controls his hands.
Disi throws a head punch that misses.
Magnum working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on 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 misses with a body punch.
Disi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disi avoids it.
Magnum lands an uppercut.
Magnum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disi is looking to control Magnum's arms but Magnum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Disi has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Magnum.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Magnum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Disi's brow.
Disi is trying to break the clinch but Magnum has him pressed against the cage.
Disi is pushing Magnum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Disi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magnum as Disi tries to tie him up.
Disi tries to break free but Magnum pushes him back against the cage.
Magnum misses with a punch on the inside.
Disi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Disi works on Magnum's body with a couple of short punches.
Disi is trying to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling him.
Magnum throws a head punch that misses.
Disi is trying to break the clinch but Magnum has him pressed against the cage.
Disi has had enough of the clinch but Magnum keeps him there for the moment.
Magnum taking a breather.
Magnum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnum throws a punch but it's blocked by Disi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disi is trying to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling him.
Magnum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Disi's efforts to push away.
Magnum throws a head punch that misses.
Disi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Disi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Disi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magnum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Disi can't break the clinch.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Disi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnum content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magnum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Disi blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Magnum dominated that second round.
That's time! Magnum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Magnum throws an overhand right that lands on Disi's shoulder, as Disi tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Disi. Those never looked like landing.
Magnum misses with a hook. Disi ducked under it nicely.
Disi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magnum moves into the clinch.
Disi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnum is looking to control Disi's arms but Disi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Magnum has his back to the cage.
Disi avoiding damage as Magnum throws knees to the body.
Magnum misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Disi misses with a body punch.
Magnum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnum working aggressively here.
Disi blocks a body shot from Magnum.
Magnum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disi tries to break the clinch but Magnum is controlling the position.
Disi wants to break free but Magnum has control.
Disi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emilio Disi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnum sprawls well. Magnum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Disi gets slowly back to his feet.
Disi tests Magnum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Disi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Disi misses the target.
A big left from Magnum misses.
Magnum lands with a shot to the body.
Disi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Magnum's guard.
Magnum has his feet on Disi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disi has managed to clinch.
Magnum lands an uppercut.
Magnum throws a punch but it's blocked by Disi.
Disi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disi'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.
A shot in the inside from Magnum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnum.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disi.
Magnum throws a head punch that misses.
Disi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnum tries to stall but Disi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magnum pushes off an throws an elbow but Disi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnum.
Disi is looking to break free of the clinch but Magnum has double underhooks.
Disi struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnum controls his hands.
Magnum stalling.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Disi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Disi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Disi scores with a body shot.
Magnum with a nice cross.
Disi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Disi walks into a left hand.
Disi takes one on the button.
It looks like Magnum has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Disi slips under a jab from Magnum.
Disi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Emilio Disi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnum. Disi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Disi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Disi finds it's way through Magnum's defenses.
Magnum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magnum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Magnum fails to land.
Justin Magnum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magnum lands with a light punch inside.
Magnum scores with a shoulder strike.
Disi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disi throws a right hand that Magnum ducks under and follows up with a left that Magnum also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Disi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnum moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Magnum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magnum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Magnum!
Justin Magnum decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 3453 p4p, 131 weight class) and Raycon Figg (ranked 3604 p4p, 137 weight class). Savage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Holy Diver by-DIO as Lazers go off as plays as Confetti drops from the cei. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raycon Figg!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figg tries to clinch up.
Figg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Savage misses.
We've been informed that Figg 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Figg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage cracks Figg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Savage has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING in the buildup to the fight.
Savage thuds a left hand into Figg's body.
Figg walks into a jab.
Figg wants to clinch but Savage slips to the side
and Savage counters with a straight right hand.
Raycon Figg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Savage is out of range and Figg settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Figg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savage swivels and escapes.
Savage scores with a hook.
Figg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Savage cracks Figg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Savage has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Figg to stand back up!
Figg is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage moves in close and cracks Figg with a massive right hand! Figg, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Savage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Savage!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bwana Mkubwa (ranked 2400 p4p, 97 weight class) and Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 4525 p4p, 158 weight class). Mkubwa comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Vovchanchyn has chosen The Emporors Ride by-EMMURE 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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290 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bwana Mkubwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the body kick from Mkubwa.
Mkubwa throws a right hand that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a stiff right hand.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Mkubwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mkubwa throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Mkubwa is predictable there
and Mkubwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from Mkubwa.
Vovchanchyn throws out a counter right but Mkubwa avoids it with no problem.
Mkubwa misses with a lunging right hand
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mkubwa connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Mkubwa moves away from the strike by Vovchanchyn.
Mkubwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mkubwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mkubwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mkubwa throws an off balance right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a right hand to the body.
Mkubwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mkubwa.
A little feinted left hand from Mkubwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mkubwa moves out of range as Vovchanchyn strikes.
Mkubwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mkubwa moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkubwa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut even more.
Mkubwa is looking to slow Vovchanchyn down with leg kicks.
Mkubwa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mkubwa throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mkubwa drops Vovchanchyn with a huge uppercut! Vovchanchyn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mkubwa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bwana Mkubwa!
After the big win, Bwana Mkubwa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Fedor Vovchanchyn was interviewed post fight and said 'It was God's will.....'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Elliot (ranked 2854 p4p, 259 weight class) and Lazerus Limbtwister (ranked 2171 p4p, 201 weight class). Elliot comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Limbtwister has chosen Breaking bones,Taking war-by CANNIBAL CORPSE as his entrance music. Lazerus Limbtwister has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Elliot's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Limbtwister!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot throws a hook but Limbtwister avoids it easily.
Elliot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elliot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elliot throwing a counter right hand but Limbtwister manages to avoid it.
Elliot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Limbtwister fails with the takedown.
Elliot is looking for a counter combo.
Elliot scores with a jab.
Elliot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Limbtwister.
Limbtwister misses the shot to the body.
Limbtwister misses the shot to the body.
Elliot is looking to counter punch.
Limbtwister shoots in for a double leg but Elliot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elliot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Limbtwister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Limbtwister throws a body punch but Elliot moves out of range.
Ben Elliot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Limbtwister throws an overhand right that lands on Elliot's shoulder, as Elliot tries to avoid the shot.
Limbtwister shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elliot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazerus Limbtwister.
Limbtwister throws a jab but it's blocked by Elliot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limbtwister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elliot circles away.
Elliot throws a jab but it's blocked by Limbtwister.
Limbtwister moves out of range of the strikes.
Elliot takes a swing at Limbtwister's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Elliot.
Limbtwister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elliot.
Elliot slips a jab from Limbtwister.
Elliot misses with a double jab.
Elliot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Limbtwister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Limbtwister misses with an uppercut
and Elliot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Limbtwister looks to land a right hand but Elliot moved out of range.
Limbtwister scores with a takedown into Elliot's guard.
Limbtwister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elliot is keeping the position for now.
Limbtwister works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limbtwister is looking to advance position but Elliot won't allow it.
Limbtwister wants to take a breather but Elliot is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliot pushes Limbtwister off, looking to escape but Limbtwister dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Elliot is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lazerus Limbtwister!
After winning the bout, Lazerus Limbtwister 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Messer (ranked 1430 p4p, 67 weight class) and DeAngelo Montgomery (ranked 1870 p4p, 80 weight class). Messer comes to the cage accompanied by Lumberjacks march-by Conway Twittie. Montgomery is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Different. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Messer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeAngelo Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messer clobbers Montgomery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Messer is looking to clinch.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Messer lands a really nice looking cross but Montgomery seems unphased.
Messer lands a head shot.
Messer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Messer.
Jeff Messer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messer throws a shot from downtown. Montgomery moves away and avoids it.
Messer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Messer misses the target.
Montgomery keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Messer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messer scores with a hook.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Messer moves out of range.
Messer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Messer lands an overhand right.
Messer darts in and clinches Montgomery up against the cage.
Messer throws a head punch that misses.
Messer misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
Messer misses with some punches.
Messer looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Messer misses with the head strike.
Montgomery tries to work over Messer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montgomery lands with a short shot to the head.
Messer misses with a body punch.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Messer backwards.
Messer is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Montgomery.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
Good body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery is struggling to control the position.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery.
A body shot lands from Montgomery.
Montgomery breaks the clinch.
Messer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Montgomery gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Messer 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 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAngelo Montgomery!
A very excited looking DeAngelo Montgomery 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.
The defeated Jeff Messer had this to say: 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 1394 p4p, 136 weight class) and Mark Borrego (ranked 2585 p4p, 242 weight class). Borrego comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amongst the greats -by FRANK ZAPPA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Mark Borrego was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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21
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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28
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Borrego!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrego misses with a straight right.
Fujimoto slips under a jab.
Borrego misses with a hook to the body
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Borrego.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Borrego.
Fujimoto connects with a looping right hand.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Fujimoto and Borrego goes tumbling to the canvas! Fujimoto follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
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!
Borrego wants to get back to full guard.
Borrego trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fujimoto stands up from mount. Strange move.
Borrego misses with a looping left.
Borrego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a huge left! Borrego is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fujimoto isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Borrego from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fujimoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
A relieved looking Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Mark Borrego stepped up to the mic, saying 'I AM my own worst enemy I drank way too much right before the fight.....drunken boxing didn't work...im off to AA.... '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shorton (ranked 1177 p4p, 117 weight class) and Travis Dillon (ranked 1735 p4p, 163 weight class). Travis Dillon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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261 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shorton scores with a jab. Dillon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dillon jabs Shorton right on the nose. Shorton blinks but takes it well.
We've been informed that Dillon 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.
Shorton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillon throws the left hand but Shorton avoids the punch easily.
Shorton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shorton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dillon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shorton at a distance.
Shorton moves out of range of the strikes.
Shorton blocks a head kick by Dillon.
We've been told by Shorton's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dillon moves away from the strike by Shorton.
Dillon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dillon swinging wildly here.
Dillon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Dillon misses
and Shorton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Shorton takes one on the button.
Dillon throws a hook but Shorton blocks it.
Shorton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shorton throws a looping overhand right but Dillon ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Shorton misses
and Shorton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shorton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shorton misses with a hook to the body
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shorton works Dillon's body with a nice hook.
Dillon lands with a shot to the body.
Shorton cracks Dillon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shorton lands a jab to the nose.
Shorton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shorton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorton misses with a hook
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
Shorton moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Shorton misses the target.
The fighters circling - Dillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shorton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
Shorton throws out a loose jab but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton swings for the body but Dillon moves out of range.
Shorton connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorton cracks Dillon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shorton misses with a hook
and Dillon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shorton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dillon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shorton throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
Shorton slips a straight right by Dillon.
Shorton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dillon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shorton throws out the jab.
Shorton misses the jab.
Shorton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillon.
A quick step to the side and Shorton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shorton misses with a straight right.
Shorton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shorton misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Shorton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shorton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shorton.
Dillon is rocked!
Shorton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dillon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shorton scrambles back to his feet.
Shorton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorton misses the target.
Dillon slips a straight right by Shorton.
A little jabbing left from Dillon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shorton tries to bum rush Dillon with a series of wild strikes but Dillon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shorton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shorton misses with a hook. Dillon ducked under it nicely.
Dillon throws the left hand but Shorton avoids the punch easily.
Dillon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shorton.
Shorton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillon tests Shorton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Shorton misses the target.
Shorton looks to throw the jab but Dillon is out of range.
Shorton throws a lazy right hand but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shorton moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorton misses with a body shot.
Dillon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorton.
Dillon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shorton misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dillon to score with a decent uppercut.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Shorton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shorton moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shorton lands with an overhand left.
Dillon jabs at Shorton's body.
Shorton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillon.
Dillon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillon scores with a jab to the head.
Dillon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shorton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shorton tests Dillon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Dillon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Shorton misses.
Shorton throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Shorton throws a right hand that Dillon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillon also avoids with ease.
Shorton scores with a hook.
Shorton slips a jab from Dillon.
Dillon throws a combination that misses
and Shorton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shorton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shorton throws a big shot that misses.
Dillon misses the shot to the body.
Dillon digs a good body shot into Shorton's ribs.
Dillon dips to his left and cracks Shorton with an uppercut!
Shorton throws a jab when Dillon was well out of range.
Shorton throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shorton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shorton throws a big shot that misses.
Shorton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shorton throws a hook but Dillon blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Shorton.
Dillon slips a jab from Shorton.
Dillon tries to score with a low kick but Shorton moves his leg out of the way.
Shorton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shorton misses with a hook
and Dillon counters with a right hand to the body.
Dillon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shorton was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillon.
Shorton throws a looping overhand right but Dillon ducks down to avoid it.
Shorton misses with a hook.
Dillon slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Dillon - just one landing.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Shorton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillon misses with a looping right.
Dillon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shorton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillon scores with a four punch combination!
Dillon lands a nice shot that snaps Shorton's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorton misses the target.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shorton misses with a right hand
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
Shorton is rocked!
Shorton walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Shorton limp body while Dillon jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Dillon!
A very excited looking Travis Dillon 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 1244 p4p, 122 weight class) and Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 748 p4p, 81 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santu Avisu Kona!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws the left hand but Avisu Kona avoids the punch easily.
Avisu Kona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Avisu Kona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barkley.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Barkley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Avisu Kona misses its intended target.
Barkley misses with a series of wild punches.
Barkley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Avisu Kona blocks a jab.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avisu Kona.
Barkley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avisu Kona.
Barkley defending well as Avisu Kona loads up on a big left hand.
Avisu Kona takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Avisu Kona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avisu Kona cracks Barkley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avisu Kona lands with a nice body punch.
Avisu Kona tries to move into range but Barkley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Avisu Kona throws out a loose jab but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Avisu Kona as Barkley tries to tie him up.
Barkley has Avisu Kona pressed against the cage.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barkley.
Barkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Avisu Kona has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avisu Kona's elbow.
A short right from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avisu Kona lands with a short shot to the head.
Avisu Kona scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
A short body shot lands from Barkley as the two fighters clinch.
Avisu Kona looks winded!
Avisu Kona misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Avisu Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barkley is pushing Avisu Kona up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Barkley.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley avoiding damage.
Barkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avisu Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barkley.
Avisu Kona is working Barkley over against the cage.
Avisu Kona gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley controlling the action here for a moment.
Barkley blocking some punches.
Barkley misses with some punches.
Barkley takes a shot to the head.
Avisu Kona prevents a body shot from Barkley.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Avisu Kona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avisu Kona lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Avisu Kona.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barkley or not.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Barkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barkley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Come on Barkley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santu Avisu Kona will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barkley throws a combination that misses
and Avisu Kona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barkley misses with a lunging right hand
and Avisu Kona counters with a nice uppercut.
Avisu Kona takes one on the button.
Barkley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avisu Kona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barkley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barkley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avisu Kona throws a hook to the side of Barkley's head but Barkley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barkley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avisu Kona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barkley lands a left and a right that send Avisu Kona crashing to the mat, dazed. Barkley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
and Avisu Kona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barkley 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.
Barkley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avisu Kona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Barkley there.
Avisu Kona is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Avisu Kona. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A punch combination from Barkley misses.
Avisu Kona is still on wobbly legs! Can Barkley finish him?
Barkley throws a series of punches but Avisu Kona moves out of range.
Avisu Kona slips under a jab.
Barkley tries to bum rush Avisu Kona with a series of wild strikes but Avisu Kona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Avisu Kona looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Avisu Kona seems to have recovered his senses.
Avisu Kona might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avisu Kona scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
and Avisu Kona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avisu Kona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avisu Kona jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Avisu Kona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avisu Kona! But no joy.
Avisu Kona misses with a looping right.
Avisu Kona sends Barkley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Avisu Kona is motioning to the referee to let Barkley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avisu Kona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barkley is rocked!
Santu Avisu Kona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avisu Kona fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Barkley to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Barkley looks to clinch but Avisu Kona throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Barkley taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
Santu Avisu Kona decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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