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HonoHi 2: Muay Thai PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack William (ranked 6809 p4p, 480 weight class) and Ged Mahutovir (ranked 4196 p4p, 363 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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242 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
229 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack William!
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, Ged Mahutovir!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William misses with the combination.
William tries for a takedown but Mahutovir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
William lands with a slapping head kick.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
William lands with a kick to the temple. Mahutovir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jack William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mahutovir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahutovir tries to sprawl out of it but William keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahutovir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from William.
Mahutovir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahutovir keeps the fight on the outside.
William is looking to clinch.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
William fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
William looks to land a right hand but Mahutovir moved out of range.
William shoots in for a takedown but Mahutovir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
William is breathing heavily.
William closes the distance and clinches.
Mahutovir prevents William from breaking the clinch.
William escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahutovir defends well and William ends up having to push Mahutovir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a double jab
and Mahutovir counters with a single leg into guard. William didn't expect that.
Mahutovir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of William is proving hard to escape from.
Mahutovir wants to stand and escape but instead William has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mahutovir wants to stand up but William is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is standing up over Mahutovir. Mahutovir looks to escape but William dives into side control.
William stands up and beckons Mahutovir to his feet.
William pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahutovir but Mahutovir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Mahutovir as William shoots in.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
William tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahutovir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William throws a body punch but Mahutovir moves out of range.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
William is looking to clinch.
William throws a right and a left that Mahutovir avoids nicely.
Mahutovir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
William shoots in for a takedown but Mahutovir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
William darts in looking for a takedown but Mahutovir gets double underhooks and turns William into the cage.
Mahutovir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
William shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahutovir but Mahutovir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
William lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahutovir circles away quickly and effectively.
William tries to clinch up.
Mahutovir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but William defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack William dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahutovir circles away quickly and effectively.
William could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
William misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
William feints a jab promting Mahutovir to slip. William then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mahutovir slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
William fails to land the takedown.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
William misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack William is winning the standup battle so far.
William tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahutovir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahutovir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but William defends it well.
William throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahutovir's waist but Mahutovir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing William off to one side.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahutovir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William tries to work over Mahutovir's front leg with a kick but Mahutovir checks it.
Mahutovir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahutovir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahutovir wants it to stay on the feet.
Mahutovir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahutovir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but William defends it well.
William misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
William shoots for a takedown but Mahutovir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
William misses with a head kick.
William swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahutovir counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for William!
Mahutovir tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahutovir stands up and we're back to a striking position.
William is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
William shoots for a double leg takedown but Mahutovir sprawls well. He's pushed William's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
Mahutovir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahutovir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but William defends it well.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahutovir was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
Mahutovir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
William tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahutovir stuffs the takedown.
William tries to clinch up.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahutovir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahutovir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but William defends it well.
William tries to clinch up but Mahutovir circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
William shoots in for a double leg but Mahutovir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mahutovir circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from William.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
William wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William tries for a takedown but Mahutovir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ged Mahutovir 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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from William.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
William tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from William.
William is looking to clinch.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
Mahutovir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahutovir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahutovir keeps the fight on the outside.
William wants to clinch up but Mahutovir keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahutovir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
William looks to land a combination but Mahutovir avoids it well.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William tries to clinch there but Mahutovir circles away.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mahutovir stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
William wants to clinch up but Mahutovir keeps it at a distance.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
William misses with a few strikes there.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William tries to clinch there but Mahutovir circles away.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
Mahutovir swats away the attempt to clinch by William.
Mahutovir with the counter takedown but William avoids it easily.
William throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahutovir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mahutovir as he avoids it easily.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahutovir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but William defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahutovir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
William tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahutovir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahutovir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahutovir swivels and escapes.
William looks for a takedown but Mahutovir sprawls well.
Mahutovir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
William dives in for a single leg takedown but Mahutovir sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mahutovir feints the counter takedown.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahutovir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Mahutovir tries to counter it with a takedown but William pushes his down on his head and steps out.
William moves in looking to clinch but Mahutovir pushes him off.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William tries to clinch up but Mahutovir circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahutovir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
William tries to clinch but Mahutovir is having none of it.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahutovir circles away.
Mahutovir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ged Mahutovir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahutovir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ged Mahutovir!
Ged Mahutovir 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Surly MacConnelly (ranked 6478 p4p, 551 weight class) and Bobby Whittaker (ranked 3817 p4p, 395 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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25
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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27
181 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Surly MacConnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker takes one to the side of the head.
MacConnelly throws a series of punches but Whittaker avoids them all with ease.
MacConnelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whittaker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacConnelly wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
MacConnelly throws a series of punches but Whittaker moves out of range.
Whittaker looks to land a combination but MacConnelly avoids it well.
Whittaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whittaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacConnelly tries to bum rush Whittaker with a series of wild strikes but Whittaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacConnelly tries to keep at a distance but Whittaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whittaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whittaker tries to work over MacConnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whittaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacConnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from MacConnelly. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacConnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whittaker! But no joy.
MacConnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacConnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacConnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whittaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Whittaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whittaker darts in and clinches MacConnelly up against the cage.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker clinches up against the cage.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacConnelly misses with a two punch combination.
Whittaker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
MacConnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whittaker moves away.
MacConnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Whittaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacConnelly throws a series of punches but Whittaker avoids them all with ease.
MacConnelly is breathing heavily.
MacConnelly tries to keep at a distance but Whittaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacConnelly throws a head punch that misses.
MacConnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whittaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacConnelly throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Whittaker.
MacConnelly prevents a body shot from Whittaker.
MacConnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whittaker wants it to stay on the feet.
As MacConnelly backs off Whittaker throws a huge counter combo but MacConnelly manages to avoid it all.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by MacConnelly.
Whittaker moves into range and clinches up with MacConnelly.
Whittaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but MacConnelly avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but MacConnelly avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.
Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacConnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacConnelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whittaker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as MacConnelly controls his hands.
MacConnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacConnelly throws a right hand that Whittaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whittaker also avoids with ease.
Whittaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as MacConnelly controls his hands.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
MacConnelly blocks a body shot from Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
Whittaker manages to break the clinch.
Whittaker swinging wildly here.
MacConnelly throws a shot from downtown. Whittaker moves away and avoids it.
MacConnelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whittaker counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacConnelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Whittaker sprawls well. He's pushed MacConnelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Surly MacConnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacConnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whittaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
MacConnelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whittaker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
MacConnelly tries to control but Whittaker wriggling away.
MacConnelly won't let Whittaker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
MacConnelly tries to control but Whittaker wriggling away.
Whittaker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Whittaker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whittaker connects with a body shot that sends MacConnelly's belly button to the back.
MacConnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whittaker moves away.
MacConnelly misses with a body shot.
Whittaker throws a nice looking combination but MacConnelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacConnelly tries to clinch up.
MacConnelly shoots and misses
and Whittaker counters with a straight right hand.
MacConnelly throws a nice looking combination but Whittaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whittaker misses with a wild combination.
MacConnelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whittaker sprawls well. Whittaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MacConnelly gets slowly back to his feet.
MacConnelly sets himself, and Whittaker steps forward looking for the clinch! MacConnelly avoids it this time.
Whittaker looks to land a combination. MacConnelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
MacConnelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacConnelly loads up on a big right hand but Whittaker slips the punch.
Surly MacConnelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacConnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whittaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacConnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacConnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Whittaker instigates a clinch.
Whittaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacConnelly tries to break the clinch but Whittaker is controlling the position.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whittaker tries to sprawl but MacConnelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Whittaker is looking to escape.
MacConnelly trying to control from half guard but Whittaker is working away.
MacConnelly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Whittaker is trying to stand back up but MacConnelly is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker has one foot on MacConnelly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
MacConnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Whittaker.
Whittaker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whittaker clinches up with MacConnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacConnelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
Whittaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacConnelly's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with a punch to the body.
MacConnelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Whittaker won't allow it.
MacConnelly stalling in the clinch but Whittaker improves position.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
Whittaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whittaker is looking to clinch.
Whittaker doesn't manage to clinch there - MacConnelly circles away.
Whittaker blocks the body kick.
MacConnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacConnelly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whittaker throws MacConnelly to one side and escapes!
A looping hook to the body misses from MacConnelly. Whittaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Whittaker misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacConnelly tries to keep at a distance but Whittaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacConnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whittaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Whittaker wants to counter the offense by MacConnelly and move into the clinch position.
Surly MacConnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whittaker tries to sprawl but MacConnelly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Whittaker kicks off MacConnelly and gets to his feet.
Whittaker wants to clinch up but MacConnelly keeps it at a distance.
MacConnelly throws a big counter combination but Whittaker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
MacConnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whittaker was well out of range. Poor timing from MacConnelly.
Whittaker lands a jab to MacConnelly's midsection.
Whittaker moves into the clinch.
Whittaker tries a body shot but MacConnelly blocks it.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as MacConnelly controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Whittaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Whittaker clinches up with MacConnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whittaker takes a swing at MacConnelly's ribcage but misses.
MacConnelly wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Whittaker wants to clinch up but MacConnelly keeps it at a distance.
MacConnelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whittaker instigates a clinch.
MacConnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacConnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whittaker.
MacConnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whittaker clinches with his opponent.
MacConnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacConnelly pushes Whittaker up against the cage in a clinch.
MacConnelly can't break the clinch.
Whittaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacConnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacConnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacConnelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacConnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whittaker tries to bum rush MacConnelly with a series of wild strikes but MacConnelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whittaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacConnelly dives in and grabs Whittaker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whittaker pushes down on MacConnelly's head and hops out.
Whittaker avoids the body shot from MacConnelly.
Whittaker has MacConnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacConnelly's elbow.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacConnelly is looking to wear down Whittaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whittaker tries to close the distance and clinch but MacConnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacConnelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Whittaker closes the distance and clinches.
Whittaker manages to break the clinch.
Whittaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacConnelly throws a right hand that Whittaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whittaker also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whittaker gets a clinch.
Bobby Whittaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as MacConnelly controls his hands.
Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whittaker closes the distance and pushes MacConnelly back into the cage.
Whittaker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whittaker lands a body shot.
Whittaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whittaker tries a body shot but MacConnelly blocks it.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Whittaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacConnelly prevents a body shot from Whittaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacConnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacConnelly wants to clinch but Whittaker slips to the side
and Whittaker counters with a left and a right that stings MacConnelly.
Whittaker closes the distance and pushes MacConnelly back into the cage.
MacConnelly is trying to break free.
Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whittaker gets a clinch.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacConnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Whittaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacConnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Whittaker tries to clinch there but MacConnelly circles away.
Whittaker clinches up with MacConnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
Whittaker misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Whittaker as the two fighters clinch.
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but MacConnelly avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacConnelly prevents a body shot from Whittaker.
MacConnelly taking a breather.
Surly MacConnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on MacConnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whittaker.
MacConnelly is trying to break free.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacConnelly's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Whittaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whittaker 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Whittaker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ofenloch (ranked 4454 p4p, 542 weight class) and Cameron Watts (ranked 7686 p4p, 681 weight class). Cameron Watts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Ofenloch's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Ofenloch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Watts!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ofenloch rushes Watts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Ofenloch has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ofenloch obliges.
Watts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Watts.
Ofenloch lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Cameron Watts has been cut.
Watts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ofenloch lands an elbow inside.
Watts tries a body shot but Ofenloch blocks it.
Ofenloch stalling against the cage.
Ofenloch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Ofenloch.
A frustrated look appears on Watts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ofenloch tries to land knees in the clinch but Watts avoids the damage to the body.
Watts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ofenloch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watts's defenses.
That has opened up Cameron Watts's cut even more.
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!
Watts lands a shot to the body.
Watts blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ofenloch.
Ofenloch landing knees to the head.
Watts avoids a wild elbow strike from Ofenloch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ofenloch.
Ofenloch scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Cameron Watts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ofenloch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ofenloch lands an elbow inside.
Ofenloch lands a damaging elbow.
Watts misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Ofenloch to work.
Watts avoids the elbow strike from Ofenloch, against the cage.
Watts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ofenloch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ofenloch throws an elbow but misses.
Ofenloch trying to land knees to the body.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ofenloch misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cameron Watts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cameron Watts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Ofenloch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 6572 p4p, 511 weight class) and Katsuya Nakamoto (ranked 3694 p4p, 368 weight class). Filipovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Wild Boys - Duran Duran. Nakamoto has chosen Fight Pride! as his entrance music. Katsuya Nakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuya Nakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
As Nakamoto backs away, Filipovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Filipovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Filipovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Katsuya Nakamoto has been cut.
Filipovic lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nakamoto falls backwards - clearly groggy! Filipovic dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avion Lassiter (ranked 5980 p4p, 530 weight class) and Iain Waddell (ranked 4114 p4p, 417 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avion Lassiter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iain Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Waddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waddell managing to control the position.
Lassiter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lassiter trying to control but Waddell is working from the bottom.
Waddell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Waddell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lassiter , up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter shoots for a takedown but Waddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Waddell cracks the inside of Lassiter 's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Waddell as Lassiter shoots in.
Avion Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter thows a leg kick but Waddell checks it
and Waddell counters with a three punch combo that has Lassiter backing up. Lassiter nods at Waddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Lassiter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
Lassiter closes the distance and clinches up with Waddell, looking for a takedown. Lassiter pushes Waddell against the cage but Waddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avion Lassiter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lassiter swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Waddell pushes him off.
Waddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Lassiter , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lassiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Waddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter throws the kick towards the body but Waddell avoids it.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Waddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lassiter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter lands with a nice combination. Waddell backs away looking to recover.
Waddell moves out of range of the body kick from Lassiter .
Lassiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lassiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell avoids the body shot from Lassiter .
A big left from Lassiter misses.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
Lassiter misses the jab.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
Lassiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lassiter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lassiter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Waddell defends it nicely.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lassiter tries to avoid it but Waddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lassiter to the ground. Lassiter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Waddell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Waddell seems keen to control Lassiter 's posture.
Lassiter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waddell pulls Lassiter in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lassiter works over Waddell with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Avion Lassiter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lassiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lassiter misses with a hook. Waddell ducked under it nicely.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lassiter throws a wild body kick that Waddell sees coming a mile off.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter misses with a wild body shot.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Waddell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lassiter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter shoots and misses
and Waddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Waddell shoots in for a takedown but Lassiter shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter tries to clinch up
and Waddell counters with a left and a right that stings Lassiter .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waddell.
Lassiter tries for a takedown but Waddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avion Lassiter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lassiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lassiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Waddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Waddell lands a right hand.
Waddell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Waddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lassiter blocks it with crossed arms.
Lassiter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Waddell pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iain Waddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lassiter darts in looking for a takedown but Waddell gets double underhooks and turns Lassiter into the cage.
Waddell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lassiter throws a wild body kick that Waddell sees coming a mile off.
Lassiter looks to throw a body kick
and Waddell counters with a series of strikes. Lassiter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lassiter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waddell is fending him off so far but Lassiter persists. Nope, Waddell circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Lassiter .
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter misses with a body kick.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waddell pinned against the cage. Waddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
Lassiter lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lassiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waddell slips under a jab.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Waddell pushes him off.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
Lassiter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Waddell defends well and Lassiter ends up having to push Waddell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lassiter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lassiter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Waddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lassiter .
Lassiter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Waddell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lassiter looks to throw a body kick
and Waddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lassiter looks to land a body kick but Waddell moved away.
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Iain Waddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waddell moves out of range as Lassiter strikes.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lassiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lassiter darts in looking for a takedown but Waddell gets double underhooks and turns Lassiter into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Waddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lassiter misses with a looping left.
Lassiter throws a head kick but Waddell moves out of range.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Waddell gets a clinch.
Waddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lassiter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waddell circles away.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lassiter misses with a low kick.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
Lassiter shoots for a double leg takedown but Waddell sprawls well. He's pushed Lassiter 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Lassiter backs off Waddell throws a huge counter combo but Lassiter manages to avoid it all.
A head kick by Lassiter misses
and Waddell counters with a series of strikes. Lassiter will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Lassiter , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waddell is looking for the big counter here.
A slow jab from Lassiter misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter jabs Waddell right on the nose. Waddell blinks but takes it well.
Lassiter goes for a double leg but Waddell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Waddell continues to drive forward.
Waddell throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avion Lassiter . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Waddell as Lassiter shoots in.
Waddell slips a jab from Lassiter .
Sloppy strikes from Lassiter . Those never looked like landing.
Waddell unleashes a big counter combination but Lassiter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Waddell.
Lassiter goes for a double leg but Waddell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Waddell continues to drive forward.
Waddell feints and as Lassiter raises his hands in defense, Waddell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lassiter keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Lassiter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Waddell landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waddell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Waddell lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Waddell trying to control but Lassiter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waddell is stalling in the full guard.
Waddell passes into half guard.
Waddell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lassiter is defending against the submission attempts here by Waddell.
Waddell is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Waddell in particular looking to stall.
That's four 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.
Waddell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Waddell stands up from half guard.
Lassiter misses with a double jab.
Lassiter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waddell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lassiter shoots for a double leg takedown but Waddell sprawls well. He's pushed Lassiter 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lassiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Waddell counters with a three punch combo that has Lassiter backing up. Lassiter nods at Waddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Waddell avoids the body shot from Lassiter .
Waddell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lassiter misses with a kick to the body
and Waddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Waddell rushes Lassiter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iain Waddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waddell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iain Waddell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Iain Waddell waved his t-shirt featuring Woodshins' Ship's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Miller (ranked 2678 p4p, 296 weight class) and Allan Kurma (ranked 2178 p4p, 256 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Kurma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to slow Kurma down with leg kicks.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurma with a hook.
Kurma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurma scores with a leg kick.
Kurma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurma tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kurma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kurma gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kurma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller tries to clinch but Kurma is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kurma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurma gets a clinch.
Kurma manages to break the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Kurma circles away and keeps his distance.
Allan Kurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurma was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Kurma sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurma is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Kurma instigates a clinch.
Kurma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurma tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Kurma back into the cage.
Miller tries to pull guard but Kurma holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Kurma keeps him there for the moment.
Kurma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurma breaks the clinch.
Miller moves out of range as Kurma throws a body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Miller has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kurma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurma can pounce on him.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Kurma avoids it.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKurma.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kurma - that will leave a mark!
Kurma connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kurma.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurma throws a head kick that misses.
Miller throws a series of punches but Kurma avoids them all with ease.
Kurma steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kurma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurma off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Kurma throws a head kick that misses.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Kurma avoids it.
Kurma flicks out a counter leg kick but Miller steps away.
Kurma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurma throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Kurma stuffs the takedown.
Kurma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Kurma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Kurma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kurma throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Kurma only half commits.
Kurma misses with a head kick.
Allan Kurma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurma as he jumps to the side.
Kurma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miller.
A nice combination there by Kurma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Kurma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurma.
Kurma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miller is rocked!
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Kurma needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Miller just on the top of the head. Miller drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Miller - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Allan Kurma!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benito Massi (ranked 1862 p4p, 219 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 3451 p4p, 355 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benito Massi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Massi throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Massi.
Tiger with a nice cross.
Massi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger has managed to clinch.
Massi lands an uppercut.
Tiger jumps guard.
Massi content to stall in guard here.
Massi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Massi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger pulls Massi in close to his closed guard and prevents Massi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Massi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Massi is looking to stand up but Tiger won't let him.
Massi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Massi. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tiger swings for the body but Massi moves out of range.
Massi throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
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.
A big right from Massi misses.
Massi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tiger staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Tiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiger misses with a body punch.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Massi's efforts to push away.
Tiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger pushes Massi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiger misses with a punch to the body.
Massi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Massi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Massi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Benito Massi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger scores with a nice body kick.
Tiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Massi ducks down to avoid it.
Massi misses with a straight left.
Massi slips a jab and a cross from Tiger.
Tiger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Massi throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Massi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Massi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Massi misses with a right hand
and Tiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Tiger scores with a four punch combination!
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Massi throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Massi.
Massi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Massi looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Massi throwing a counter right hand but Tiger manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massi misses with an uppercut
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Massi walks into a straight right hand from Tiger.
Massi throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
Tiger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Massi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Massi's head coaches at Fit-Out that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Massi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiger - the referee stops the clock and Massi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiger. Massi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Massi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiger defending well as Massi loads up on a big left hand.
Massi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Massi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left lands for Tiger.
Massi swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with an outside leg kick.
Massi throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger scores with a kick to the body.
Massi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Massi misses with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tiger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Massis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Massi is rocked!
Tiger lands with a kick to the temple. Massi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Massi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiger avoids the body shot from Massi.
Massi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tiger thows a body kick. Massi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Massi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tiger pushes Massi away with a front kick.
A big left from Massi misses.
Tiger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tiger.
Massi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiger.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tiger scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger lands a front kick.
Tiger jabs Massi right on the nose. Massi blinks but takes it well.
Tiger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Massi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Massi backwards.
Tiger tries to work over Massi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tiger.
Tiger digs a right hand into Massi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Massi's gas tank.
Tiger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiger cracks Massi with a nice body shot.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Massi controls his hands.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiger.
Tiger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiger can't find room to land a body shot as Massi controls the action.
Massi is trying to break free.
A short left from Tiger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiger.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Massi presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Massi.
Tiger dips a shoulder and cracks Massi with a mighty uppercut! Massi falls back against the cage and Tiger unloads with a barrage of strikes! Massi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tiger screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Great Tiger!
A relieved looking Great Tiger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianegro (ranked 2757 p4p, 260 weight class) and Troy Niklas (ranked 2915 p4p, 270 weight class). Niklas has chosen Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring as his entrance music. Fedor Emelianegro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianegro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Troy Niklas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianegro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niklas's head.
It looks like Troy Niklas has been cut.
Niklas moves into the clinch.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianegro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianegro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianegro clinches.
Emelianegro lands with a left to the head.
Niklas tries a body shot but Emelianegro blocks it.
Emelianegro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianegro scores with a shot to the side of Niklas's head.
Emelianegro breaks from the clinch.
Emelianegro lands with a good body shot.
Niklas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emelianegro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianegro punishes Niklas's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianegro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianegro works Niklas's body with a nice hook.
Niklas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emelianegro counters with a stiff right hand.
Niklas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianegro keeps the fight on the outside.
Troy Niklas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianegro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianegro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niklas.
Niklas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianegro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Emelianegro coming out on top.
A left and a right from Emelianegro both land. Nice combination.
Emelianegro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianegro gets tackled into the cage by Niklas. Niklas maintains the clinch.
Emelianegro breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Emelianegro.
That has opened up Troy Niklas's cut even more.
Niklas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Niklas is rocked!
Emelianegro scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niklas forces Emelianegro back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianegro lands a hook that snaps the head of Niklas backwards.
Emelianegro 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.
Niklas gets through Emelianegro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianegro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niklas ducks into an uppercut from Emelianegro and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Emelianegro!
A victorious Fedor Emelianegro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Troy Niklas was interviewed post fight and said 'I might be white on the outside, but I'm black on the inside!'.
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