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Event: PFC 274 Arundel vs Jabbar     
Date:   Jun 20, 2021
#R1##CL#
Murhaa moves into range and clinches up with Tuala.#BC2#
Tuala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Tuala misses.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa sizes up Tuala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tuala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa 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.
Tuala walks into a left hand.
Tuala jabs at Murhaa's body.
Tuala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Tuala's head. #CL#
Murhaa rushes Tuala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tuala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Murhaa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Tuala lands an uppercut.
Tuala lands with a left to the head. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#Murhaa is rocked!
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Murhaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murhaa with a big uppercut! Murhaa tries to clinch up but Tuala pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa covers up and Tuala unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peleki Tuala!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: PFC 265 Mfer vs Jabbar     
Date:   May 09, 2021
#R1#
Tuala slips under a jab.
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sparxx lands a head shot.
Tuala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparxx.
Sparxx throws a right hand that misses
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Sparxx.#CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Sparxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuala moves away.
Sparxx avoids a kick to the body.
Sparxx throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sparxx with a body shot.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Sparxx sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sparxx looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuala misses with a body shot.
Sparxx lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sparxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuala moves away.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sparxx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuala moves away.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala slips a straight right by Sparxx.
Sparxx lands a right hook to the body.
Gary Sparxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Tuala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuala takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sparxx drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tuala right on the button. Tuala goes down! Sparxx follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sparxx gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Sparxx!
Gary Sparxx took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Altitude Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

 

Event: PFC 261 Mfer vs Boretti     
Date:   Apr 18, 2021
#R1#
Tuala takes one on the button.#CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Philips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tuala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Philips. Philips obviously looking to wear him down.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuala connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Tuala throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Philips appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Philips scores with a four punch combination!
Philips throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Philips scores with a spinning back kick!
Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philips looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Tuala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuala digs a good body shot into Philips's ribs.
Philips scores with a head kick. Tuala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuala throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Philips to counter with a crisp jab.
Philips throws a series of punches but Tuala avoids them all with ease.
We've been informed that Tuala 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.
Philips throws a lazy head kick
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Nice combo by Philips! Oh, that's hurt him - Tuala falls to the canvas and Philips follows him into side control. #ROC#Tuala is rocked!
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!#SU#
Philips decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tuala to his feet.
Tuala cracks Philips with an open hand slap.#T2#
Tuala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philips doesn't seem bothered though.
Philips takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tuala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Philips is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tuala lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Tuala does no damage.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tuala throws a lazy body kick
and Philips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philips throws a leg kick that misses.
Philips connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Tuala checks a low kick from Philips.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala feints a counter leg kick.
Philips throws a nice head kick!
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Philips. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Philips.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tuala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Philips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala lands a nice shot that snaps Philips's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Philips checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Philips appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Tuala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Radio Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips thows a body kick. Tuala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuala misses with a looping left.
Tuala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuala cracks Philips with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Tuala.
A swing and a miss from Tuala.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Philips dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Philips throws a nice outside leg kick.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Philips throws a head kick that misses.
Tuala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala digs a good hook to Philips's body.
Philips misses with a straight left.
Tuala lands with a good body shot.
Philips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips lands a head kick. Tuala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tuala throws a jab but it's blocked by Philips.
Tuala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Tuala lands a body shot.
Tuala delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philips avoids the head kick by Tuala.
Philips takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuala lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Philips falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tuala dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
A relieved looking Peleki Tuala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: PFC 256 Arundel vs Mfer     
Date:   Mar 28, 2021
#R1#
Tuala throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Laine misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Tuala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tuala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tuala counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
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!
Laine lands a head kick! #T1#
Tuala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine tries to clinch up but Tuala circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuala was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuala. Tuala obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Tuala shrugs it off though.
Tuala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuala is looking to counter with head kicks.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Tuala blocks it.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Crunch! Tuala slams his shin into Laine's torso.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tuala counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Laine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Tuala's head but Tuala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Tuala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tuala.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tuala.
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuala throws a lazy body kick
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala checks a low kick from Laine.
Laine scores with a leg kick. #T3#
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tuala's head.
A left lands for Laine.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tuala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuala lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Laine digs a good body shot into Tuala's ribs.
Laine looks to throw a body kick
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Laine lands with a straight right. Tuala didn't see that one coming.
Tuala throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Laine swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laine throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Laine.
Jab by Laine.
Tuala with a nice cross.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Laine staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Donk. Tuala catches Laine right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oulu Laine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Laine throws a front kick that sends Tuala stumbling back into the cage.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine jabs Tuala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Tuala shrugs it off though.
Laine scores with the left hand. Tuala knows he should have avoided that one.
Tuala tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Laine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
Tuala tries to clinch but Laine is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Laine misses.
Tuala bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Oulu Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Laine connects with the punch.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses.
Tuala swings widly with a right hand
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Tuala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuala lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Tuala moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Laine. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tuala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Tuala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laine finds it's way round the side to connect with Tuala's head.
Tuala looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Laine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laine cracks Tuala with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tuala falls to his knees and Laine doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine 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.

 

Event: PFC 252 Arundel vs McDonald     
Date:   Mar 07, 2021
#R1#
Tuala misses with a straight right.
Tuala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Tuala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuala lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tuala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from John.
Tuala looks winded!
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
John lands a knee to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
John landing knees to the body.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Tuala 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.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuala won't want to take too many of those.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from John on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from John.
John scores with a shot to the side of Tuala's head.
John lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
John lands with a left to the head.
John blocking some punches.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Tuala misses with a punch on the inside.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John lands a body punch.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John lands an elbow just above Tuala 's eye.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuala blocks the elbow strike.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuala avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Tuala.
John lands an elbow inside that Tuala shrugs off.
John working Tuala over with knees to the body.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
A short right from John on the inside.
Tuala blocks an elbow strike from John.
John lands an uppercut.
John scores with a shot to the side of Tuala's head.
Nice elbow from John. #T3#
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
John lands a body shot.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Tuala avoids the damage to the body.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tuala's defenses.
John missing with knees to the body.
Tuala avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Tuala takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC#Tuala is rocked!
John lands a left hand.
Tuala is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John throws a big uppercut that drops Tuala! More strikes from John and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tuala lies dazed against the cage as John celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
An out of breath Scott John thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: PFC 246 Poli vs Graves     
Date:   Feb 14, 2021
#R1#
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotti moves away.
Gotti dips to his left and cracks Tuala with an uppercut!
Tuala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gotti .
Nice body kick there by Tuala.
Tuala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gotti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuala looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gotti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gotti tries to move into range but Tuala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gotti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuala.
Tuala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tuala. Tuala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Gotti misses the shot to the body.
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gotti misses with a looping left.
Tuala doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Gotti checks it.
A good leg kick by Tuala.
Gotti throws a lazy right hand but Tuala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tuala thuds his right hand into Gotti 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Tuala avoids nicely.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Gotti - just one landing.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotti moves away.
A slow jab from Tuala misses its intended target. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala connects with the punch.#CUT2#It looks like Dominic Gotti has been cut.
Gotti slips a straight right by Tuala.
Gotti scores with a leg kick.
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gotti .
Gotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
A nice side step and Tuala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gotti lands a head shot.#CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Gotti swings widly with a right hand
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tuala blocks a low kick nicely.
Gotti moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
Gotti throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala takes a swing at Gotti 's ribcage but misses.
Tuala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gotti if he has to take too many more of those.
Dominic Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Gotti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuala circles away quickly and effectively.
Gotti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gotti is breathing heavily.
Tuala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuala scores with a nice head shot.
Tuala connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuala cracks Gotti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Tuala.
Tuala is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gotti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Crack! Tuala connects with the perfect overhand right and Gotti falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tuala!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
During a confident post fight interview, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: PFC 238 Tuala vs Blazkov     
Date:   Jan 10, 2021
#R1#
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Tuala moves into range and clinches up with Blazkov.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Blazkov pushes Tuala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a nice uppercut.
Tuala'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.
Tuala throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Tuala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blazkov wants to slow Tuala down by chopping away at his legs.
Blazkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at []—The Zoo—[] in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tuala darts in and clinches Blazkov up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Blazkov.
A right hand to the body from Blazkov.
Blazkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Blazkov avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala has a couple of punches blocked by Blazkov. #T1#
Blazkov blocks an uppercut.
Blazkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Blazkov avoids the elbow strike from Tuala, against the cage.
Blazkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Blazkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Blazkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
Blazkov cracks Tuala with a nice body shot.
Tuala looks winded!
A body shot lands from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a shot to the body.
Blazkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Blazkov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blazkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Blazkov.
Blazkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Blazkov - that landed with a thud.
Tuala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blazkov digs a right hand underneath Tuala's ribcage. Tuala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blazkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blazkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blazkov pushes Tuala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Blazkov lands with a right to the head. #ROC#Tuala is rocked!
Blazkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuala is still on wobbly legs! Can Blazkov finish him?
Blazkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuala backwards.
Blazkov throws a big uppercut that drops Tuala! More strikes from Blazkov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tuala lies dazed against the cage as Blazkov celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Blazkov!
Ulysses Blazkov is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Ulysses Blazkov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: PFC 231 Tuala vs Kagonbo     
Date:   Dec 13, 2020
#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Kagonbo. That snapped Tuala's head back. #CUT2#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala throws a series of punches but Kagonbo moves out of range.
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Kagonbo misses with a left hand
and Tuala counters with a thumping low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tuala as he connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Tuala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kagonbo just manages to avoid it.
Tuala throws an overhand right that lands on Kagonbo's shoulder, as Kagonbo tries to avoid the shot.
Kagonbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tuala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kagonbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kagonbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagonbo misses the body punch
and Tuala counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Kagonbo.#T1#
Kagonbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kagonbo misses with a body kick.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuala with a hook.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kagonbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo misses with a double jab.
Tuala is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tuala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kagonbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Kagonbo blocks the body kick.
Kagonbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tuala tried to counter with a leg kick but Kagonbo avoided it.#T2#
Tuala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kagonbo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tuala misses the body punch
and Kagonbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuala scores with a body shot.
Kagonbo looks winded!
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Kagonbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#KD#
Tuala cracks Kagonbo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tuala has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kagonbo to stand back up!
Tuala checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuala tried to counter with a leg kick but Kagonbo avoided it.
Kagonbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Tuala closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kagonbo! Tuala dives in looking to finish! Kagonbo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Peleki Tuala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Bismack Kagonbo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.

 

Event: PFC 225 Tuala vs Kemp     
Date:   Nov 22, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kemp misses.
Tuala looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tuala defending well as Kemp loads up on a big left hand.
Kemp has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tuala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kemp with a jab.
Kemp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Kemp has managed to clinch.
Tuala tries a body shot but Kemp blocks it.
Tuala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala presses Kemp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kemp looks winded!
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tuala.
Tuala pushes Kemp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemp's elbow.
Kemp throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala misses with some punches. #T1#
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Kemp throws a head punch that misses.
Kemp misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kemp backwards.
Kemp misses with a punch on the inside.
Kemp has a couple of punches blocked by Tuala.
A short left from Tuala.
Kemp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kemp blocks a body shot from Tuala.
A right hook to the body lands for Tuala.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemp can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action. #BC#
Tuala manages to break the clinch.
Tuala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kemp's hands.
Tuala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kemp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kemp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kemp out cold! What a finish! Tuala is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: PFC 216 Golovkin vs Matsunaga     
Date:   Oct 25, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala misses with an uppercut
and Lach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lach looks to land a right hand but Tuala moved out of range.
Lach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Tuala.#CUT2#It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Lach throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tuala throws out a leg kick but Lach moves out of range and Tuala only half commits.
Tuala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lach takes one on the button.
Tuala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tuala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lach doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Lach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
It looked like Lach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tuala.
Lach misses with a series of wild punches.
Lach connects with a nice looking jab. #CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
We've been informed that Tuala 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.
Tuala throws a hook but Lach avoids it easily.
Lach throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tuala connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lach doesn't seem bothered though.
Tuala throws a shot from downtown. Lach moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Tuala scores with a kick to the body.
Lach looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Lach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lach cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lach counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tuala scores with a nice head shot.
Tuala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Lach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tuala!
Lach is breathing heavily.
Lach throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range. #T3#
Tuala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tuala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuala lands with a straight right. Lach didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#Gniewomir Lach's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Tuala misses
and Lach counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuala on the side of the head.
Lach misses with an uppercut.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lach there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Lach checks it.
Tuala throws a jab when Lach was well out of range.#T4#
Lach moves to clinch but Tuala breaks away
and Tuala scores with a counter punch that sends Lach to the canvas! Tuala smells blood - he's punishing Lach with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lach has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: PFC 211 Pekka vs Wild     
Date:   Oct 02, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pony is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Pony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Pony was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuala misses the target.
Pony looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Tuala backs off Pony throws a huge counter combo but Tuala manages to avoid it all.
Pony checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tuala!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuala.
Tuala 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. #T1#
Tuala misses with a hook. Pony ducked under it nicely.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Pony moved away.
Pony is looking for the big counter here.
Tuala cracks Pony with an open hand slap.
Tuala throws a hook but Pony blocks it.
Pony looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him. #KD#
Tuala lands a big right hand that sends Pony crashing to the mat! Tuala stays standing though and waves Pony back to his feet!#ROC#Pony is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Pony Pony has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Pony head around and knocks him out cold! Tuala hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: PFC 204 Verygood vs Petrov     
Date:   Sep 06, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuala slips a jab from McDonald.
Tuala tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonald avoided it.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
McDonald moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.#CL2#
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Tuala.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tuala backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Tuala won't allow it. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
A nice left hand lands by Tuala.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Tuala.
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
McDonald tries to break the clinch but Tuala is controlling the position.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Tuala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuala 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.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald misses with a left hand
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Tuala moves away and avoids it.
Tuala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tuala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by McDonald as he connects with a hook.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
McDonald tests Tuala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Tuala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
McDonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Tuala tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Tuala.
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McDonald jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tuala walks away with a smile on his face. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peleki Tuala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Bob McDonald.
McDonald throws a right hand that Tuala ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuala also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Tuala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala fires out a quick counter leg kick but McDonald just manages to avoid it.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuala moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala keeps the fight on the outside.
Tuala moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald lands a jab to the nose.
Tuala misses with an uppercut.
Tuala takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuala misses with a kick to the body.
Tuala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McDonald.#CUT2#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Tuala is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
That's time! Tuala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McDonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuala counters with a good, hard body kick but McDonald shrugs it off.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Tuala pushes him off.
It looked like Tuala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Tuala tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tuala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Tuala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
Tuala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonald! But no joy.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tuala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuala lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
Tuala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuala walks into a jab.#T2#
McDonald tries to clinch but Tuala moves away
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a good low kick that McDonald was not able to check.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target. #CL2#
McDonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Tuala prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Tuala.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Tuala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Tuala has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Tuala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Tuala digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuala lands with a light punch inside.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuala.
Tuala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tuala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuala lands a shot to the body.
Tuala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not. #T4#
Tuala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Tuala lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuala tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuala pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala is pushing McDonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonald tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
Tuala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Tuala.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala lands a body punch.
Tuala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tuala scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
McDonald walks straight into a right hand from Tuala - that's dropped him! Tuala jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save McDonald from any more punishment! McDonald complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peleki Tuala!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jim Bob McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'A country boy can survive'.

 

Event: PFC 197 Poli vs Trudeau     
Date:   Aug 09, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh scores with a sloppy right hand. Tuala should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Singh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuala.
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Tuala's shoulder, as Tuala tries to avoid the shot.
Tuala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Singh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuala misses the target.
Singh flicks out a counter leg kick but Tuala steps away.
Singh connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
A little jabbing left from Singh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD2#
Singh lands a big head kick that sends Tuala tumbling to the mat! Singh takes a step backwards and waves Tuala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tuala as he connects with a hook.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Tuala's belly button to the back.#T1#
Tuala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuala steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Singh. That one must have hurt.
Tuala is breathing heavily.
Singh clobbers Tuala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Singh fakes the body blow, causing Tuala to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Tuala goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuvraj Singh!
A very excited looking Yuvraj Singh 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.

 

Event: PFC 190 Slice vs Tuala     
Date:   Jul 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tuala's hands.#CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Tuala replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Slice blocks it well.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice cracks Tuala with an open hand slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuala checks a leg kick.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala scores with a shot to the body.
Tuala throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.#T1#
Slice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tuala's hands.
Tuala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuala takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
Slice lands with a right hand.
Slice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slice takes one to the chin there.
Tuala is looking to land body kicks.
Slice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Slice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A shot to the body from Slice misses
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuala throws out a loose jab but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Tuala
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Slice drops Tuala with a straight right hand, right on the button! Slice follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice retains his heavyweight title!
Kimbo Slice was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: PFC 185 Bathory vs Hijikata     
Date:   Jun 14, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cruz Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Tuala.
Tuala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cruz Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cruz Jr misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz Jr scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala misses the body punch
and Cruz Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala misses with a hook. Cruz Jr ducked under it nicely.
Cruz Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cruz Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz Jr. That did some damage!
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuala scores with a leg kick.
Cruz Jr avoids the head kick by Tuala.
Cruz Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz Jr misses the target.
Cruz Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala slips a straight right by Cruz Jr.
Tuala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Cruz Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a jab to the head.
Tuala throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz Jr's shoulder, as Cruz Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Tuala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuala. That's going to slow Cruz Jr down.
Tuala misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Cruz Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz Jr moves out of range of the body kick.#T3#
Cruz Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruz Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala lands a front kick.
Cruz Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tuala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz Jr's head backwards.
Tuala lands a front kick.
Cruz Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz Jr is breathing heavily.
Tuala lands a nice looking body shot.
Tuala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tuala avoids it.
It looks like Cruz Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T4#
Tuala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala thows a body kick. Cruz Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cruz Jr walks into a jab.
Tuala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#It looks like Jorge Cruz Jr has been cut.
Tuala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cruz Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tuala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter punch.
Peleki Tuala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Tuala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body. Cruz Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tuala is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tuala slips under a jab from Cruz Jr.#T1#
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuala loads up on a big right hand but Cruz Jr slips the punch.
Cruz Jr throwing a counter right hand but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Cruz Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz Jr misses with a left hand
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
Tuala throws an off balance right hand
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Tuala digs a good hook to Cruz Jr's body.
Cruz Jr throws a hook but Tuala blocks it.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Tuala misses the shot to the body.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses.
Tuala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Cruz Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tuala.
Tuala tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Cruz Jr avoids it.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuala punishes Cruz Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuala wants to clinch but Cruz Jr slips to the side
and Cruz Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peleki Tuala seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Tuala misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala scores with a leg kick.
Cruz Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala is looking to score with low kicks.
Tuala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuala.
Cruz Jr throws a counter high kick but Tuala was just alert enough to avoid it.
A cross from Tuala lands.
Cruz Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tuala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuala 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.
Cruz Jr moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
Cruz Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cruz Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tuala avoids it.
Cruz Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Cruz Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
A jab from Cruz Jr misses.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
Tuala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Cruz Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
Cruz Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cruz Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruz Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2##KD2#
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Cruz Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cruz Jr looks OK. Tuala waves Cruz Jr back to his feet!
Tuala misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Tuala gets tackled into the cage by Cruz Jr. Cruz Jr maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuala swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz Jr's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Cruz Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Tuala misses. #T3#
A lazy left from Tuala finds it's target.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cruz Jr counter with a right hand.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz Jr 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.
Cruz Jr works Tuala's body with a nice hook.
Tuala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tuala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jorge Cruz Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuala has time to react.
Cruz Jr throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tuala counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Tuala closes the distance and pushes Cruz Jr back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz Jr misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Cruz Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Tuala, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz Jr misses with a hook
and Tuala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cruz Jr really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tuala. Cruz Jr shrugs it off though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peleki Tuala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuala 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peleki Tuala!

Peleki Tuala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: PFC 178 Ispa vs Semenko     
Date:   May 17, 2020
#R1#
Lach scores with a nice head shot.
Lach throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala thinks about the counter body kick.
Tuala misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lach to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Lach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lach darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tuala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lach misses with a looping right.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Lach avoids it with no problem.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Lach doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuala circles away.
Tuala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lach on the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lach's head backwards.#T1#
Lach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala lands a slapping body shot.
Tuala slips under a jab from Lach.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tuala misses with a double jab.
Lach throws a body shot but no joy.
Lach misses with a body kick.
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tuala throws a lazy uppercut
and Lach counters with a body kick that stops Tuala in his tracks momentarily.
Lach misses with a straight right. #T2#
Lach throws a body kick that misses
and Tuala counters with a good low kick that Lach was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Lach.
Tuala throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Lach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lach checks it well.
Tuala lands a jab to Lach's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuala is out of range and Lach settles back down.
Lach takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Lach throwing a counter right hand but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuala.
Tuala thows a body kick. Lach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Lach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Lach counters with a quick kick to the body but Tuala blocks it.
Lach throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a low kick, right behind Lach 's knee.
Lach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lach throws a low kick, looking for Tuala's leg but Tuala calmly moves out of range.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Lach throws a big shot that misses.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lach is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lach tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuala.
Tuala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lach.
Lach misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala feints a counter leg kick.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lach is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala scores with a punch to the head.
Lach thuds a left hand into Tuala's body.
Lach throws a body kick that misses.
Tuala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lach. That did some damage!
Tuala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuala feints and then cracks Lach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lach down.
Lach lands a leg kick that knocks Tuala off balance momentarily.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuala.
Tuala stuns Lach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tuala throws a sloppy body shot
and Lach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tuala.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lach might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Lach off balance momentarily.
Tuala misses with an uppercut
and Lach counters with a right hand to the body.
Lach misses with a low kick.
Lach thumps Tuala with a low kick.
Lach looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala lands with a kick to the temple. Lach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T2#
Tuala misses with a low kick as Lach jumps back.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuala thuds a left hand into Lach's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuala punishes Lach's body with a nice straight punch.
Lach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Lach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lach throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala tests Lach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Lach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lach misses with a low kick as Tuala jumps back.
Tuala misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Lach misses its intended target.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lach moves away.
Tuala checks the leg kick.#T4#
Lach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuala feints a counter leg kick.
Lach tries to land a body kick
and Tuala counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
Gniewomir Lach's cut is getting worse.
Tuala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lach counters with a low kick, right behind Tuala 's knee.
Lach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lach swings widly with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a right hand to the body.
Peleki Tuala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuala.
Lach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuala takes a swing at Lach's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tuala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lach rather than just go for the knockout.
Tuala moves out of range as Lach throws a body kick.
Lach will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tuala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lach's calf.
Lach cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tuala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick.
Lach 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lach with a hook.
Lach looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Lach looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala misses with a left hand
and Lach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lach misses with a straight left.
Lach wants to slow Tuala down by chopping away at his legs.
Lach misses with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lach throws a lazy uppercut
and Lach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala 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. #T2#
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lach.#CL#
Lach closes the distance and clinches.
Lach is working Tuala over against the cage.
Tuala throws a head punch that misses.
Tuala pushes Lach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Tuala.
Tuala digs a right hand into Lach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lach's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Lach's ribcage. Lach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuala.
Lach takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#
Lach is rocked!
Tuala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lach to his knees! Tuala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: PFC 172 Ispa vs McGuire     
Date:   Apr 19, 2020
#R1#
Floyd misses with a looping left.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Floyd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Floyd tries to bum rush Tuala with a series of wild strikes but Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A low kick from Tuala is predictable there
and Floyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuala moves away from the strike by Floyd.
Floyd slips a straight right by Tuala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd throws a right and a left that Tuala avoids nicely.
Floyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuala.
Floyd backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Floyd. #T1#
Floyd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuala's head backwards.
Tuala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Floyd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tuala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Floyd misses with a combination
and Tuala counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuala's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Floyd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tuala.
Tuala misses with a shot to the body
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Floyd.
A counter left hand to the body from Floyd misses its target.
Tuala throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuala on the side of the head.
Tuala thuds a left hand into Floyd's body.
Floyd throws an off balance right hand
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Floyd misses with a hook.
Floyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Tuala. Beautiful body shot.
Floyd blocks a head kick by Tuala.
Tuala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Floyd misses with a straight right.
Floyd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Floyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a good low kick that Floyd was not able to check.
Tuala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tuala clobbers Floyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
Tuala closes the distance and clinches.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Floyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Tuala as the two fighters clinch.
Tuala scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
Tuala works on Floyd's body with a couple of short punches.
Tuala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Floyd.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Floyd backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tuala - that landed with a thud.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
Tuala tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
Tuala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuala lands a left hand.
Tuala pushes Floyd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Tuala - that landed with a thud.
Tuala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuala lands a body punch in the clinch. #KD2#
Tuala drops Floyd onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Floyd is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Floyd is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Floyd takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tuala sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Floyd bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: PFC 163 Grabber vs Floyd     
Date:   Mar 14, 2020
#R1#
Pearson takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Tuala takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Tuala walks into a jab.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Tuala moves his leg out of the way.
Tuala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Tuala's leg. Tuala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala throws a quick counter head kick but Pearson was just out of range.
Tuala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Tuala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Tuala moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pearson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tuala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tuala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tuala is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Tuala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Tuala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuala is looking to counter punch.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Tuala checks it
and Tuala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tuala at a distance.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
Tuala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pearson defending well as Tuala loads up on a big left hand.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. Pearson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Nice body kick there by Pearson.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Pearson slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala thows a leg kick but Pearson checks it
and Pearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tuala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick.#T3#
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Tuala moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson throws a hook but Tuala avoids it easily.
It looked like Tuala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pearson.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Tuala.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuala.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Tuala.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pearson throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Tuala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala takes one on the button.
Tuala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tuala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tuala tests Pearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD2#
Pearson sends Tuala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pearson is motioning to the referee to let Tuala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Tuala is rocked!
Crack! Pearson connects with the perfect overhand right and Tuala falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pearson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
A victorious James Pearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: PFC 158 Grabber vs Tuala III     
Date:   Feb 23, 2020
#R1#
Tuala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grabber misses with a hook to the body
and Tuala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuala.
We've been told by Grabber's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grabber throws an off balance right hand
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Grabber digs a good hook to Tuala's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tuala!
Grabber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grabber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabber moves away.
Grabber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tuala scoring well with a low kick there.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuala misses with a leg kick
and Grabber counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grabber throws a solid leg kick but Tuala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grabber.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
A jab from Grabber misses.
Tuala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grabber.
Grabber scores with a nice right hand.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Grabber tries to counter by clinching up but Tuala breaks away and moves out of range.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tuala tries a head kick but it misses.
Grabber fakes the leg kick and cracks Tuala in the body.
Grabber throws out a leg kick but Tuala moves out of range and Grabber only half commits.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tuala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Grabber works the jab nicely.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grabber scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grabber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuala looks winded!
Grabber lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabber scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
Tuala takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Grabber. #KD#
Grabber sends Tuala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grabber is motioning to the referee to let Tuala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grabber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#
Tuala is rocked!
Grabber drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Tuala's head, knocking him out cold! Grabber is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Crotch Grabber made sure he mentioned HELLBENT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: CEC 691     
Date:   Jan 25, 2020
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Kuklinsky.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but Kuklinsky is out of range.
As Tuala looks to move away, Kuklinsky throws a big counter combo but Tuala just gets out of the way.
Tuala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up but Tuala circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuklinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuklinsky walks into a straight right hand from Tuala.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tuala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky blocks the body kick.
A big right from Kuklinsky misses.
Tuala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Kuklinsky swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kuklinsky lands with a good body shot.
Kuklinsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuklinsky at a distance.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kuklinsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuala.
Tuala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuklinsky momentarily.
Kuklinsky avoids the body shot from Tuala. #T2#
Kuklinsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuklinsky in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tuala fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuklinsky in the body.
Kuklinsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuala scores with a jab.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot.
Tuala circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Tuala counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
Richard Kuklinsky's cut is getting worse.#T3#
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Kuklinsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuklinsky counters with a left to the body.
Tuala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuklinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter punch.
Kuklinsky throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuklinsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up
and Tuala counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Tuala.
Kuklinsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuklinsky slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Tuala misses its intended target.
Tuala misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses
and Kuklinsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuklinsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Tuala's head.#T1#
Tuala scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tuala throws a leg kick #CL#
and Kuklinsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Kuklinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala blocks an uppercut.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Kuklinsky's ribcage. Kuklinsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Tuala blocking some punches.
Tuala throws a head punch that misses.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala. #T2#
Tuala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky trying to control the position but instead, Tuala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuklinsky into the cage.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklinsky lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
Tuala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T3#
Tuala lands with a left to the head.
Tuala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
A hook to the body from Tuala.
Kuklinsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuala lands a shot to the body.
Tuala pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuklinsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuala lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tuala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#
Kuklinsky is rocked!
Tuala cracks Kuklinsky with a nice body shot.
Oh Kuklinsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Kuklinsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
A short uppercut from Tuala. #KD2#
Tuala drops Kuklinsky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinsky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action. #BC2#
Tuala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Kuklinsky's head but Kuklinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala defending well as Kuklinsky loads up on a big left hand.
Tuala doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#KD2#
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Kuklinsky crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kuklinsky looks OK. Tuala waves Kuklinsky back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Kuklinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuklinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Tuala misses the jab.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuala sizes up Kuklinsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Kuklinsky drives through and clinches with Tuala against the cage.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tuala.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Tuala. #T1#
Tuala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuala tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Tuala.
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Tuala.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinsky.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses. #KD2#
Tuala drops Kuklinsky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinsky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tuala dips a shoulder and cracks Kuklinsky with a mighty uppercut! Kuklinsky falls back against the cage and Tuala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kuklinsky 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 - Tuala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
A very excited looking Peleki Tuala 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.
In defeat, Richard Kuklinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.

 

Event: PFC 149 Grabber vs Tuala 2     
Date:   Jan 05, 2020
#R1#
Grabber sizes up Tuala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.#KD#
Grabber drops Tuala with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tuala looks back up at him and smiles so Grabber waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A low kick from Tuala is predictable there
and Grabber scores with a counter punch that sends Tuala to the canvas! Grabber smells blood - he's punishing Tuala with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tuala has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber is the new heavyweight champion!
Crotch Grabber very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: PFC 144 Curry vs Tuala     
Date:   Dec 15, 2019
#R1#
Tuala scores with the left hand. Curry knows he should have avoided that one.
Tuala throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tuala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curry fakes the leg kick and cracks Tuala in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Curry 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.
A big right from Tuala misses.
Tuala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tuala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down. #T1#
A left lands for Tuala.
Tuala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala misses with a kick to the body
enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tuala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tuala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curry scores with a nice body kick.
Curry lands a really nice looking cross but Tuala seems unphased.
Curry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Curry moves into the clinch.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land. #BC2#
Tuala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curry has time to react.
Tuala walks into a straight right hand from Curry.
Tuala clobbers Curry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Tuala.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Tuala. Beautiful body shot.
Tuala throws a shot to the body.
Tuala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Curry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Curry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
Tuala blocks the body kick.
Curry misses with a combination
and Tuala counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuala slips a jab from Curry.
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curry swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tuala counter with a right hand. #T4#
Tuala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tuala takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuala misses with a hook to the body
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Curry closes the distance and pushes Tuala back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Tuala - that landed with a thud.
Curry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Tuala tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Tuala moves away and avoids it.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Tuala looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Curry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tuala manages to circle out of the way.
Tuala throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Tuala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peleki Tuala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuala lands a slapping body shot.
Curry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuala counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tuala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Curry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Curry scores with a jab.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuala looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
Curry throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuala.#T2#
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curry.
Curry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A lazy body kick from Curry
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
Curry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curry looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Curry misses with a kick to the body
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Curry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tuala takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Tuala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curry. That did some damage!
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Curry checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuala cracks a nice hook into Curry's ribs.
Curry looks to throw a body kick
and Tuala counters with an outside leg kick.
Curry misses with a straight left. #T4#
Tuala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curry.
Tuala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Curry.
And Tuala responds with a good body kick, but Curry manages to step out the way in time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuala.
Tuala throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Tuala fails to land with a series of punches.
Tuala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry is looking to counter with a body kick.
Curry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuala works Curry's body with a nice hook.
Curry walks into a stiff left hand from Tuala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry moves out of range of the leg kick from Tuala.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Curry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuala was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body kick from Tuala.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuala.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Tuala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tuala - that will leave a mark! #T2#
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curry moves away from the strike by Tuala.
Curry looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuala.
Tuala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Curry cracks a nice hook into Tuala's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuala throws a good cross that connects.
Curry misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Curry! Tuala lets Curry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Curry is rocked!
Curry circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tuala. Curry falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tuala!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
A relieved looking Peleki Tuala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: PFC 137 Tuala vs Nao     
Date:   Nov 08, 2019
#R1#
Nao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuala is out of range and Nao settles back down.
Nao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Nao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuala, right into the meat.
Tuala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nao on the side of the head.
A jab from Nao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with a body shot
and Tuala counters with a body kick that stops Nao in his tracks momentarily.
Nao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Nao misses.
Tuala scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Nao feints a counter leg kick.#T1#
Tuala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Nao as he checks the leg kick.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tuala throws a jab but it's blocked by Nao.
Tuala throws a low kick but Nao avoids it.
Nao throws out a counter right but Tuala avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Tuala is looking to clinch but Nao is avoiding it.
Tuala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tuala backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tuala throws a low kick but Nao avoids it.
Nao blocks a leg kick.
Tuala backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuala doesn't seem phased though.
Nao lands a jab.
Tuala thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Nao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuala doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Tuala as he checks the leg kick.
Nao looks to land a combination but Tuala avoids it well.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Tuala thows a leg kick but Nao checks it
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Tuala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4##CL2#
Tuala gets tackled into the cage by Nao. Nao maintains the clinch.
Tuala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao just leaning against Tuala, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Tuala backwards.
Tuala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao gets through Tuala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Nao pushes Tuala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tuala.
Nao blocking some punches.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
Tuala is looking to wear down Nao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Tuala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peleki Tuala is winning the standup battle so far.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Tuala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nao is looking to slow Tuala down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Tuala misses
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Tuala.
Nao is breathing heavily.
Tuala throws a leg kick which misses Nao's front leg but catches the back leg as Nao tries to avoid it.
Tuala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T1#
Tuala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuala with a nice cross.
Tuala scores with a nice right hand.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
Tuala tries to score with a low kick but Nao moves his leg out of the way.
Tuala lands with a good body shot.
Tuala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with an outside leg kick.
Tuala connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
Tuala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nao.
Tuala lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Nao goes down and covers up as Tuala starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Peleki Tuala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: PFC 133 Tuala vs Dmitrov     
Date:   Oct 19, 2019
#R1#
A big left from Dimitrov misses.
Dimitrov swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimitrov throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dimitrov blocks the body kick.
Dimitrov throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
Tuala throws a nice head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Dimitrov. #CL#
Tuala instigates a clinch.
Dimitrov gets through Tuala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Dimitrov misses with some punches. #T1#
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Dimitrov.
Tuala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuala tries a body shot but Dimitrov blocks it.
Dimitrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitrov misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuala prevents a body shot from Dimitrov.
Tuala tries to work over Dimitrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dimitrov.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Dimitrov's ribcage. Dimitrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimitrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action.
Dimitrov lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrov.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrov fails to land.
Dimitrov tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrov tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrov misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitrov backwards.
Tuala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Tuala pushes Dimitrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrov looks winded!
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrov controls the action.
Dimitrov misses with the head strike.
Tuala lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
A body shot lands from Tuala.
A nice left hand lands by Tuala.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovs head. #T3#
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuala throws a big uppercut that drops Dimitrov! More strikes from Tuala and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dimitrov lies dazed against the cage as Tuala celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Peleki Tuala seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: EMP Tower vs Tuala     
Date:   Sep 20, 2019
#R1#
Tower misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tuala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #KD#
Tower lands a big head kick that sends Tuala tumbling to the mat! Tower takes a step backwards and waves Tuala back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
The fighters circling - Tuala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala throws a right hand that misses #KD#
and Tower counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tuala! Tower lets Tuala back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Tuala is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peleki Tuala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tower tries to bum rush Tuala with a series of wild strikes but Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tower is looking to counter punch.
Tower looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tower staying out of range there.#T1#
Tower checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Tower misses the target.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a leg kick.
Tower takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tuala pushes Tower away with a front kick.
Tuala connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Tower is breathing heavily.
Tuala looks to land a left hand but Tower moved out of range nicely.
Tower drops his hands momentarily and Tuala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.#T2#
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tower slips under a jab.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tuala's hands.
Tower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tuala's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Tower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuala lands with a cross.
Tuala bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T3#
A lazy body kick from Tuala
and Tower counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tower scores with a push kick.
Tuala throws a solid leg kick but Tower takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuala.
Tower with a hook.
Tuala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuala thumps Tower with a low kick.
Tower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tower takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Tuala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tuala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tower checks a leg kick.
Tower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Good work by Tower as he checks the leg kick.
Tower looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tower drops his hands momentarily and Tuala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tuala checks it well.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Tower avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala throws a big shot that misses.
Tower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tower scores with a kick to the body.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses.
Tower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tuala! But no joy.
Tuala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower slips a straight right by Tuala.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Tuala connects with the punch.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
Tuala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuala slips under a jab.
Tower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tower.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuala misses with a hook.#T2#
Tower is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tower takes one on the button.
Tower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Tower appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tuala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tower's calf.
Tuala's corner calls for a 1-2. Tuala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Tower scores with a hook.
Tuala connects with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tuala as he connects with a hook.#T3#
Tower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a shot to the body.
Tuala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. Tower looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuala.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T4#
Tower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peleki Tuala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuala.
Tower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Tower appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tuala throws a lazy right hand but Tower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tower ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Tuala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala misses with a looping right.
Tower tries to land a body kick
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Tuala thuds a left hand into Tower's body.
Tower walks into a straight right hand from Tuala.
Tower throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tower slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tower's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tower misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tuala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tuala gets through Tower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tower's elbow. #T1#
Tower fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tuala.
Tuala tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tower misses with a body punch.
Tuala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tower tries to pull guard but Tuala holds him up against the cage and eventually Tower drops back down to his feet.
Tower misses with some punches.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tower blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
Tuala tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tower is working Tuala over against the cage.
Tuala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tower or not.
Tuala working aggressively here.
Tower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuala backwards.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Tower pulls guard successfully.
Tuala is stalling in the full guard.
Tower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Tuala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Tower is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuala is aware though and is defending well.
Tuala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Tower is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuala is aware though and is defending well.
Tuala slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3##SUB#
Tuala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tower has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tuala has managed to get both his arms back between Tower's legs - danger averted.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
Tuala looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Tower is looking for a triangle but Tuala pushes his legs off easily.
Tuala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tower pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tower tries a low kick but Tuala avoids it.
Tower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Tower was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tuala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuala lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tower takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tuala, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Tower appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tower with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuala misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tuala moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tower scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Tuala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Tuala as the two fighters clinch.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tower.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Tower.
Tuala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuala misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Tower jumps into guard, dragging Tuala to the mat.
Tuala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuala trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
Tower is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
Tuala controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tower has his hands on Tuala's head, controlling the position.
Iain Tower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Tower looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Tuala controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tower's hands.
Tuala misses with a low kick as Tower jumps back.
Tower thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Tower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuala slips a straight right by Tower.
A low kick from Tuala is predictable there
and Tower counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #T4#
Tower looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala tries to land a body kick
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tower looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick from Tower.
Tuala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tower.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuala counters with a good, hard body kick but Tower shrugs it off.
Tuala throws a sloppy body shot
and Tower counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Tower had his way with Peleki Tuala in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Tower misses with a straight left.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tower scores with a hook to the body. Tuala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Tuala lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuala.
Nice defenses there by Tower.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Tower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Tuala tests Tower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tower is looking to slow Tuala down with leg kicks.
Tower misses with a shot to the body
and Tuala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuala darts in trying to clinch
letting Tower counter with a right hand. #T2#
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tower is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Tuala misses.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tower. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuala misses with a straight left.
Tuala misses with a body shot
and Tower counters with a body kick that stops Tuala in his tracks momentarily. #T3#
Tower cracks Tuala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tuala loads up on a big right hand but Tower slips the punch.
Tower quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tuala lands an overhand right.
Tuala misses the jab.
Tower jabs at Tuala's body.
Tuala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tuala scores with a nice right hand. #T4#
Tower takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Tower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tower throws a front kick that sends Tuala stumbling back into the cage.
Tuala is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but Tower is out of range.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Tuala manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tower blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peleki Tuala.
I think Tuala 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peleki Tuala!

Peleki Tuala thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: PFC 125 Tuala vs Lach     
Date:   Aug 31, 2019
#R1#
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lach is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Tuala wants to land a leg kick but Lach is out of range.
Lach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT#
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuala.
Tuala tried to score with a low kick but Lach checks it.
Lach throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lach throws an off balance right hand
and Tuala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lach throws a looping overhand right but Tuala ducks down to avoid it.
Tuala delivers a nice body kick.
Lach checks a low kick from Tuala.
Lach tries a quick counter leg kick but Tuala is wise to it.
Lach blocks a jab.
That kick from Tuala tenderised Lach's leg. Lach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tuala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuala lands the left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Lach thinks about the counter body kick.#T2#
Tuala connects with a body shot.
Lach looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Lach clinches.
Lach misses with some punches.
Lach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Tuala - that landed with a thud.
Tuala lands a nice uppercut.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Lach controls his hands. #BC#
Tuala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuala looks to score with a jab to the body but Lach is just out of range.
Lach tries to counter with a clinch but Tuala shakes him off and moves away.
Lach takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Tuala tries a low kick but Lach avoids it.
Tuala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lach tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tuala lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lach takes a step back to recover.
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lach. That did some damage!
Tuala misses with a looping left.
Tuala lands a lovely overhand right.
Tuala lands a slapping body shot.
Peleki Tuala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Tuala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tuala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lach's hands.#CUT#
That has opened up Gniewomir Lach's cut even more.
Tuala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
Lach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala misses the shot to the body.
Lach thinks about the counter body kick.
Lach takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Tuala lands a right hook to the body.
Lach has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Lach's cut.
That's time! Tuala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lach thuds his right hand into Tuala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tuala misses with the body kick
and Lach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD#
Tuala cracks Lach with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lach looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tuala finish him? #ROC#
Lach is rocked!
Tuala digs a good body shot into Lach's ribs.
Lach is still on wobbly legs! Can Tuala finish him?
Tuala measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Lach! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Peleki Tuala 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.

 

Event: PFC 120 Grabber vs Tuala     
Date:   Aug 04, 2019
#R1#
Tuala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grabber scores with a nice head shot.
Grabber throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Grabber backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Grabber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grabber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses.
We've been informed that Tuala 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.
Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
Grabber throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Tuala.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tuala.
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!
Tuala misses with a looping right.
Tuala throws a hook but Grabber blocks it.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Grabber misses with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a leg kick.
Tuala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Tuala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#KD2#
Tuala sends Grabber crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuala is motioning to the referee to let Grabber up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Grabber is rocked!
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Oh Grabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala loads up on a big right hand but Grabber slips the punch.
Grabber seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Grabber misses the target.
Tuala lands with a shot to the body.
Tuala tries to work over Grabber's front leg with a kick but Grabber checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Grabber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuala lands with a hook. Grabber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tuala moves away from the strike by Grabber.
Grabber jabs Tuala to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Grabber backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a jab. Grabber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tuala misses.
Grabber throws a hook but Tuala avoids it easily.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grabber loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Grabber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala slips a straight right by Grabber.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grabber misses with an uppercut.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber swings widly with a right hand
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Grabber throws a shot to the body.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grabber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grabber misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grabber! Tuala lets Grabber back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuala.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabber misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Grabber digs a good body shot into Tuala's ribs.
Grabber throws a sloppy head kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grabber. That did some damage!#T4#
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Grabber's head but Grabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuala.
Grabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuala looks to land a combination but Grabber avoids it well.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabber.
Grabber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Grabber off balance momentarily.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuala jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grabber moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Tuala only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grabber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
Grabber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grabber misses with a jab to the body
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Grabber misses.
Grabber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Grabber avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grabber! Tuala lets Grabber back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuala throws a body punch but Grabber moves out of range.
Grabber is looking to counter the offense by Tuala and move into the clinch.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Grabber off balance momentarily.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T1#
Tuala defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Tuala.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grabber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grabber throws a head kick but Tuala moves out of range.
Grabber jabs at Tuala's body.
Grabber's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Grabber throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabber. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabber jabs Tuala right on the nose. Tuala blinks but takes it well.
Grabber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grabber slips a jab from Tuala.
Grabber scores with a nice strike.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Tuala scores with a decent looking hook.
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T2#
Grabber gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tuala gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala! Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Peleki Tuala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Crotch Grabber spoke after the fight, saying 'Gyukosho "Fujizilla" Fujimoto (324408) momma dresses u funny'.

 

Event: CEC 4TH OF JULY     
Date:   Jul 04, 2019
#R1#
Alzheimer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tuala lands a right hook to the body.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Tuala sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tuala! But no joy.
Alzheimer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuala staying out of range there.
Alzheimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzheimer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer thumps Tuala with a low kick.
Tuala connects with a body shot that sends Alzheimer's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala needs to keep his hands up - Alzheimer had a free shot at his head there.
Alzheimer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzheimer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tuala throws a series of punches but Alzheimer avoids them all with ease.
Alzheimer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Alzheimer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alzheimer avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Tuala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzheimer can pounce on him.
Friedrich Alzheimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzheimer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alzheimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Alzheimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Tuala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alzheimer throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Tuala misses.
Alzheimer lands with a hook. Tuala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alzheimer misses with a body shot.
Alzheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala. #T2#
Tuala throws a push kick but Alzheimer slaps the foot to one side.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alzheimer counters with a thumping low kick.
Alzheimer is looking to chop away at Tuala's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzheimer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzheimer lands with a cross.
Alzheimer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tuala checks it well.
Tuala was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick lands from Tuala.
A bone on bone clash there as Alzheimer blocks the leg kick.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick but Tuala checks it.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses
and Alzheimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuala motions for Alzheimer to come forward. Tuala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer tried to score with a low kick but Tuala checks it.
Tuala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alzheimer counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Alzheimer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tuala counters with a nice leg kick.
Alzheimer slips a jab from Tuala.
A low kick from Tuala misses
and Alzheimer counters with a stiff right hand.
Alzheimer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuala misses with a shot to the body
and Alzheimer counters with a straight right hand.
Alzheimer just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzheimer looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Alzheimer avoids it with no problem.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick.
Tuala is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alzheimer with a body shot.
Tuala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzheimer.
Tuala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alzheimer throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Alzheimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala thinks about the counter body kick.#T4#
Alzheimer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzheimer manages to avoid it.
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!
Alzheimer dips to his left and cracks Tuala with an uppercut!
Tuala looks to throw a body kick
and Alzheimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala misses with a leg kick.
Tuala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alzheimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Tuala avoids the head kick by Alzheimer.
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzheimer.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuala blocks the leg kick.
Alzheimer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alzheimer slips under a jab from Tuala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Alzheimer dominated that round.
That's time! Alzheimer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tuala throws out a loose jab but Alzheimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala is looking to land body kicks.
Tuala throws a body punch but Alzheimer moves out of range.
Alzheimer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tuala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzheimer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alzheimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuala can do to turn this around?
Alzheimer throws an off balance right hand
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala throws a jab when Alzheimer was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzheimer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzheimer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tuala misses with a shot to the body
and Alzheimer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tuala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alzheimer lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Alzheimer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Alzheimer coming out on top.
Tuala moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Alzheimer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala misses with a hook.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Alzheimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzheimer throws out a loose jab but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friedrich Alzheimer is winning the standup battle so far.
Alzheimer connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alzheimer, right into the meat.
Alzheimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Alzheimer.
Alzheimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alzheimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuala.#T2#
Alzheimer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alzheimer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alzheimer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tuala lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzheimer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alzheimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Alzheimer tenderised Tuala's leg. Tuala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tuala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzheimer throws a good cross that connects.
Alzheimer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alzheimer thumps Tuala with a low kick.
Tuala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tuala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alzheimer blocks the body kick. #T3#
Tuala loads up on a big right hand but Alzheimer slips the punch.
Tuala throws a leg kick that misses.
Tuala does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alzheimer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzheimer. That's going to slow Tuala down.
Tuala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alzheimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuala slips a jab from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
Alzheimer misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuala finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alzheimer throws a hook but Tuala blocks it.
Good exchange - Alzheimer coming out on top.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alzheimer. #T4#
Alzheimer connects with the punch.
Tuala throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzheimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzheimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzheimer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzheimer. That's going to slow Tuala down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzheimer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alzheimer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuala.
Alzheimer scores with a hook.
Donk. Alzheimer catches Tuala right on the button with a cross.
Alzheimer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tuala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Alzheimer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alzheimer scores with a jab.
Alzheimer cracks Tuala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alzheimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuala.
Alzheimer throws a shot from downtown. Tuala moves away and avoids it.
Alzheimer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alzheimer connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Alzheimer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alzheimer is looking to chop away at Tuala's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tuala misses.
Alzheimer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Alzheimer dips to his left and cracks Tuala with an uppercut!
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alzheimer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alzheimer misses with a few strikes there.
Tuala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alzheimer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuala misses the shot to the body.
Alzheimer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alzheimer loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Tuala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuala.
Alzheimer 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.
A cross from Alzheimer lands.
Tuala swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Alzheimer counter with a right hand.
Alzheimer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzheimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Tuala backs away, Alzheimer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Alzheimer.
Alzheimer throws a right hand that misses
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Tuala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alzheimer connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzheimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuala.
A slow jab from Alzheimer misses its intended target.
Alzheimer throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
A low kick from Alzheimer misses
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala throws a solid leg kick but Alzheimer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuala.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Tuala.
Tuala slips under a jab.
Alzheimer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alzheimer.
Alzheimer misses the shot to the body.
Peleki Tuala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzheimer. Alzheimer obviously looking to wear him down.
Alzheimer throws a leg kick
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
Alzheimer avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzheimer moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Alzheimer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alzheimer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tuala takes a step back to recover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alzheimer - that will leave a mark! #T4#
Alzheimer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzheimer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Alzheimer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Alzheimer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alzheimer, right into the meat.
Tuala connects with a crisp jab.
Alzheimer misses with a body shot.
And Tuala responds with a good body kick, but Alzheimer manages to step out the way in time.
Alzheimer blocks a low kick nicely.
Tuala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Alzheimer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tuala doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Alzheimer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alzheimer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Alzheimer!

Friedrich Alzheimer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co., into his post fight interview.

 

Event: PFC 107 Tuala vs Brakely     
Date:   May 26, 2019
#R1#
Brakeley throws a lazy right hand but Tuala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brakeley misses with a hook
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a stiff right hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tuala! Brakeley is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Michael Brakeley stepped up to the mic, saying 'yo, man this is bullshit.'.

 

Event: PFC 101 Gaetz vs Tuala 2     
Date:   Apr 27, 2019
#R1#
Gaetz missing with a left hand there. Tuala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuala lands a jab to the nose.
Gaetz throws a body kick that misses.
Tuala lands with a right hand.
Gaetz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaetz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaetz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gaetz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaetz scores with a nice strike.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.#T1#
Tuala throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick by Gaetz misses
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaetz. That did some damage!
Tuala tries a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
It looked like Gaetz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaetz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tuala throws a jab when Gaetz was well out of range.
Tuala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaetz throwing a counter right hand but Tuala manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tuala.
Gaetz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gaetz.
Gaetz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Tuala misses with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaetz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
Tuala is looking to land body kicks.
Tuala lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaetz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick by Gaetz misses
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuala. That's going to slow Gaetz down. #T3#
Tuala gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Gaetz counter with a right hand.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Gaetz misses with a two punch combination.
Tuala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gaetz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuala.
Gaetz walks into a jab.
Gaetz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuala misses with a body shot.
Tuala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuala misses with a looping right.#T4#
Tuala looks to throw a body kick
and Gaetz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Gaetz lands.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Gaetz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaetz misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz throws an overhand right that lands on Tuala's shoulder, as Tuala tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Tuala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala misses with a body shot.
Gaetz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaetz at a distance.
Tuala looks to land a left hand but Gaetz moved out of range nicely.
Tuala tries to land a front kick but Gaetz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
That's time! Gaetz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tuala swings widly with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tuala scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaetz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Peleki Tuala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuala misses with a hook
and Gaetz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaetz connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Gaetz avoids it.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. Gaetz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T1#
Tuala lands an overhand right.
Tuala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tuala tried to score with a low kick but Gaetz checks it.
Tuala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Gaetz.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaetz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaetz scoring well with a low kick there.
Gaetz throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.#T2#
Tuala misses with a shot to the body
and Gaetz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tuala throws a front kick that sends Gaetz stumbling back into the cage.
Tuala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaetz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tuala looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Tuala misses with a straight right.
Gaetz checks the leg kick nicely there. #T3#
Gaetz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tuala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tuala lands a nice looking body kick.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaetz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tuala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tuala - that will leave a mark!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gaetz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gaetz thows a leg kick but Tuala checks it
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala throws a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
It looked like Gaetz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tuala digs a good hook to Gaetz's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaetz. #T4#
Good exchange - Tuala coming out on top.
Gaetz misses with a straight right.
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!
Tuala misses with a looping left.
Gaetz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuala.
Tuala feints and then cracks Gaetz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaetz down.
Tuala digs a good body shot into Gaetz's ribs.
Gaetz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaetz's sensitive parts.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. Gaetz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
That's time! Gaetz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Gaetz moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
As Tuala backs away, Gaetz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gaetz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tuala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaetz thows a body kick. Tuala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tuala throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaetz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuala misses with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with an outside leg kick.
Tuala throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaetz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaetz counters with a head kick.
Gaetz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala. #T1#
Gaetz moves away from the strike by Tuala.
Gaetz's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tuala lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gaetz takes a step back to recover.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Gaetz moved away.
Tuala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tuala replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gaetz blocks it well.
Tuala throws a big shot that misses.
Tuala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaetz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice cross by Gaetz.
Tuala swings widly with a right hand
and Gaetz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaetz throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala. #T2#
Tuala throws a hook but Gaetz avoids it easily.
Gaetz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
Tuala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaetz.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Gaetz misses.
Gaetz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tuala.
Tuala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tuala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaetz.
Gaetz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3#
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Gaetz moved away.
Gaetz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaetz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaetz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tuala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses.
Gaetz throws a sloppy head kick and Tuala moves out of range easily.
Tuala counters with a body kick.
Gaetz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaetz lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick from Gaetz.#T4#
Tuala blocks a leg kick.
Gaetz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaetz lands with a right hand.
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaetz.
Tuala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gaetz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaetz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Tuala lands.
An inside leg kick from Tuala misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Link Gaetz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Gaetz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Tuala feints a counter leg kick.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Tuala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tuala looks to throw a body kick
and Gaetz counters with a solid body kick.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Gaetz off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Tuala coming out on top.
Tuala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaetz's hands.
Gaetz throws a right hand that misses
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Tuala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaetz counters with a body kick that stops Tuala in his tracks momentarily.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tuala walks into a stiff left hand from Gaetz.
Tuala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gaetz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gaetz takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Gaetz misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gaetz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gaetz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Gaetz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gaetz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Gaetz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Tuala tenderised Gaetz's leg. Gaetz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Tuala misses.
Gaetz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuala clobbers Gaetz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaetz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Tuala slips under a jab.
Gaetz lands with a nice body punch.
Tuala tests Gaetz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaetz throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuala.
Tuala misses with a leg kick
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaetz staying out of range there.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Tuala. #T4#
Gaetz blocks the body kick.
Gaetz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tuala.
Tuala misses with a leg kick
letting Gaetz counter with a right hand.
Gaetz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuala misses with a looping left.
Gaetz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tuala just manages to avoid it.
Gaetz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuala throws out the jab.
Gaetz moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala'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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Gaetz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tuala moves forwards but Gaetz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gaetz misses with a body shot.
Tuala is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tuala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gaetz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuala.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaetz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuala thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Gaetz thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Tuala.
Gaetz jabs Tuala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaetz swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Gaetz avoids it with no problem.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Gaetz moved away.
Gaetz throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
Tuala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaetz checks it well.
A jab from Tuala finds it's way through Gaetz's defenses.
Gaetz throws a wild body kick that Tuala sees coming a mile off.
Link Gaetz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tuala checks a leg kick.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaetz.
Gaetz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuala is out of range and Gaetz settles back down.
Tuala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaetz's sensitive parts.
Gaetz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tuala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaetz counters with a nice body shot.
Gaetz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Tuala lands a jab.
Gaetz misses with a looping right.
Gaetz clobbers Tuala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaetz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Tuala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaetz's calf.
Tuala throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Tuala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tuala just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGaetz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuala.
Gaetz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuala counters with a left to the body.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaetz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuala counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gaetz throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaetz loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peleki Tuala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tuala 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Peleki Tuala 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.

 

Event: PFC 96 Nao vs Tuala     
Date:   Mar 30, 2019
#R1#
Nao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao moves away from the strike by Tuala.
Nao tries to work over Tuala's front leg with a kick but Tuala checks it.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Tuala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nao has time to react.
Nao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Tuala takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao tried to score with a low kick but Tuala checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
Tuala throws out a counter right but Nao avoids it with no problem.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nao. That's going to slow Tuala down. #T1#
Nao throws a solid leg kick but Tuala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nao.
Tuala punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tuala has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Nao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tuala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Nao moved away.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Tuala scores with a kick to the body.
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nao is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Nao connects with a leg kick. Tuala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A lazy left from Tuala finds it's target.
Tuala throws a leg kick
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala tries to land a body kick
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nao counters with an inside leg kick.
Tuala scores with the left hand. Nao knows he should have avoided that one.
Tuala moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick.
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nao in his tracks. #T3#
Tuala misses with a low kick.
Jab by Nao.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Nao avoids it.
Nao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nao misses with a combination
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nao throws a lazy body kick
and Tuala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nao checks a leg kick nicely.
Nao is looking to counter with a body kick.#T4#
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nao cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nao slips under a jab.
Tuala checks a leg kick.
Nao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuala blocks the leg kick.
Tuala moves away from the strike by Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuala. Tuala obviously looking to wear him down.
Tuala misses with a two punch combination.
Tuala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuala tries to move into range but Nao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nao throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nao really felt that one!
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Tuala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Nao throws a lazy head kick
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Tuala misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nao pushes Tuala away with a front kick.
Tuala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Tuala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Nao prevents a body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Nao.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuala blocks an uppercut.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuala tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Tuala gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala pushes off an throws an elbow but Nao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Tuala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala. #T3#
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Nao working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
Peleki Tuala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuala.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Tuala tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nao as Tuala tries to tie him up.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nao - that landed with a thud.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Tuala manages to break the clinch.
Tuala throws a low kick but Nao moves out of range easily.
Tuala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nao's head.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Tuala throws a lazy head kick
and Nao counters with an inside leg kick.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tuala moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Nao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tuala.
Tuala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nao.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Tuala closes the distance and clinches.
Tuala presses Nao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nao tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala stalling in the clinch but Nao improves position. #T2#
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala pushes Nao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Good body shot from Tuala.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuala tries a body shot but Nao blocks it.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuala gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Tuala.
Tuala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tuala trying to control the position but instead, Nao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tuala into the cage.#T3##BC2#
Tuala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuala is looking to land body kicks.
Nao slips under a jab from Tuala.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Nao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nao misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nao misses with some punches. #T4#
Nao can't break the clinch.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Tuala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala prevents a body shot from Nao.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Nao controls his hands.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Tuala throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuala lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala lands a shot to the body.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Nao avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Nao is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Nao gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Tuala points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Nao wakes up just in time to hear Tuala thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala! Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
Peleki Tuala thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: PFC 91 Gaetz vs Tuala     
Date:   Mar 02, 2019
#R1#
Gaetz misses with the combination.
As Gaetz backs off Tuala throws a huge counter combo but Gaetz manages to avoid it all.
Gaetz throws a wild body kick that Tuala sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Tuala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gaetz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gaetz blocks the body kick.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaetz moves out of range as Tuala throws a body kick.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaetz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaetz.
Tuala swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
Tuala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tuala has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gaetz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gaetz throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Tuala misses with a right hand
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala scores with a shot to the body.
Gaetz throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a thumping low kick.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Gaetz counters with a good, hard body kick but Tuala shrugs it off.
Tuala throws an off balance right hand
and Gaetz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaetz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gaetz avoids a kick to the body.
Gaetz throws out a leg kick but Tuala moves out of range and Gaetz only half commits.
Gaetz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaetz misses with a low kick as Tuala jumps back.#T2#
Gaetz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuala. Tuala obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaetz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gaetz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gaetz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Tuala checks it.
Gaetz scores with a head kick. Tuala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
A left lands for Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a body kick that misses.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaetz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tuala is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Tuala throws a leg kick #CL#
and Gaetz counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Tuala as the two fighters clinch.
Tuala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action.
Tuala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaetz backwards. #BC2#
Tuala breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gaetz.
Tuala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaetz checks a leg kick. #T4#
A big right from Gaetz misses.
Tuala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaetz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuala clobbers Gaetz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala misses with an uppercut.
Tuala throws a low kick but Gaetz moves out of range easily.
Gaetz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaetz misses the shot to the body.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala lands a head shot.
Tuala misses the jab.
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 Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tuala slips under a jab from Gaetz.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuala blocks the leg kick.
Link Gaetz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaetz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuala misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaetz misses the target.
Gaetz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuala is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tuala misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz checks a leg kick.
Gaetz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD2#
Tuala feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gaetz sprawling to the canvas! Gaetz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tuala finish him?! #T1#
Gaetz misses the jab.
Tuala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaetz works the jab nicely.
Tuala lands with an uppercut that bounces Gaetz off the cage and back into range.
Tuala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Tuala sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tuala! But no joy.
Tuala cracks a nice hook into Gaetz's ribs.
Gaetz moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
Good leg kick by Gaetz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Gaetz looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaetz scores with a nice head shot.
Gaetz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuala swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
Gaetz throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaetz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuala.
Tuala drops Gaetz with a big left hand! Gaetz is injured, injured bad! Tuala jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SYN Europe 97     
Date:   Jan 26, 2019
#R1#
Tuala throws a body kick that misses
and Shreve Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Tuala is predictable there
and Shreve Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Shreve Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shreve Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tuala pushes him off.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Shreve Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Shreve Jr forces Tuala back against the cage and clinches.
Shreve Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tuala avoids it by throwing Shreve Jr back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shreve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Shreve Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tuala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards. #T1#
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Tuala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shreve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards.
Shreve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Shreve Jr avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Shreve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuala leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tuala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuala lands with a left to the head.
Tuala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Shreve Jr avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Shreve Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tuala.
Tuala misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
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!
Tuala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Shreve Jr's ribcage. Shreve Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shreve Jr is breathing heavily.
Tuala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Tuala.
Shreve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Shreve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shreve Jr tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shreve Jr's elbow.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards.
Shreve Jr pushes Tuala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shreve Jr tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shreve Jr.
Tuala tries to work over Shreve Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Shreve Jr avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shreve Jr is keeping busy.
Shreve Jr misses with a body punch. #T3#
Tuala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tuala as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Tuala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shreve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Tuala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tuala.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shreve Jr backwards.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#
Shreve Jr is rocked!
Tuala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shreve Jr to his knees! Tuala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Larry Shreve Jr had this to say: 'WTF??? I told you guys Aaron Thai Guy nerfed my hiddens!'.

 

Event: DARE 89     
Date:   Dec 22, 2018
#R1#
Ibeabuchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuala.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Ibeabuchi does no damage.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Ibeabuchi.
Tuala thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ibeabuchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ibeabuchi swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range.
Ibeabuchi stuns Tuala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Ibeabuchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tuala tries a low kick but Ibeabuchi avoids it.
A jab from Tuala finds it's way through Ibeabuchi's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Ike Ibeabuchi has been cut.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibeabuchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ibeabuchi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ibeabuchi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tuala rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Ibeabuchi.
Tuala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ibeabuchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Ibeabuchi.
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Jab, jab by Tuala - just one landing.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibeabuchi.
Tuala feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tuala misses the body punch
letting Ibeabuchi counter with a right hand.
Tuala thows a body kick. Ibeabuchi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala connects with a jab.
Ibeabuchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tuala to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT#
That has opened up Ike Ibeabuchi's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Ibeabuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibeabuchi. #T3#
Ibeabuchi defending well as Tuala loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Ibeabuchi. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Tuala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tuala.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuala thinking.
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibeabuchi manages to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibeabuchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#
The cut above Ike Ibeabuchi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ibeabuchi cracks a nice hook into Tuala's ribs.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibeabuchi is just out of range.#T4#
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibeabuchi in his tracks.
Ibeabuchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tuala counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tuala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibeabuchi misses with a hook
and Tuala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ibeabuchi looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuala.#CUT#
Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Ibeabuchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tuala with a body shot.
Tuala jabs Ibeabuchi right on the nose. Ibeabuchi blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Ibeabuchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Ibeabuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD#
Tuala sends Ibeabuchi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuala is motioning to the referee to let Ibeabuchi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Ibeabuchi is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ike Ibeabuchi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peleki Tuala!
After the fight, Peleki Tuala was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: DARE 84     
Date:   Nov 24, 2018
#R1#
Ada Izmir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ada Izmir is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tuala with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Tuala misses.
Tuala slips under a jab.
Ada Izmir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tuala. That's going to slow Ada Izmir down.
Ada Izmir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ada Izmir throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
Ada Izmir has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ada Izmir fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Tuala moves out of range as Ada Izmir strikes.
A shot to the liver by Tuala. Beautiful body shot.#KD#
Tuala cracks Ada Izmir with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tuala has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ada Izmir to stand back up!#CUT#
It looks like Uzun Ada Izmir has been cut.
Tuala keeps Ada Izmir at a distance using the push kick.
Ada Izmir looks winded!
Ada Izmir gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tuala gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ada Izmir 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 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: DARE 76: SCAREDOWN     
Date:   Oct 27, 2018
#R1#
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body. #CL2#
Giant clinches up against the cage.
Giant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Giant looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Tuala.
I was talking to Tuala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuala pushes Giant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giant misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Giant.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Tuala - that landed with a thud.
Tuala working aggressively here.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#KD#
Tuala drops Giant onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Giant is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Giant is rocked!
Tuala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Giant to his knees! Tuala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: KOFC 123 - The Big Finale     
Date:   Sep 26, 2018
#R1#
Tuala doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out lands the left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Out. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out tests Tuala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.
Out swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala misses with a low kick as Out jumps back.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuala throws a solid leg kick but Out takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tuala.
Tuala misses with a wild body shot. #KD2#
Out lands a big right hand that sends Tuala crashing to the mat! Out stays standing though and waves Tuala back to his feet!#T1#
Tuala slips under a jab.
Tuala throws out a leg kick but Out moves out of range and Tuala only half commits.
Out misses the jab.
Tuala appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala digs a good hook to Out's body.
Tuala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Out takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuala scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Out. Beautiful body shot.
Out misses with a right hand
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Out misses with a straight left.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Tuala is looking to wear down Out with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala thumps Out with a low kick.
Out misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Tuala tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuala throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
A solid body kick from Tuala.
Out bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Tuala has knocked Out down with a huge combo! Tuala steps away and waves a wobbly Out back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Knock Out has been cut.
Tuala misses with a jab to the body
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuala tries to land a leg kick but Out saw it coming and moves away.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Out.
A shot to the body from Tuala misses
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out throws an off balance right hand
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD#
Tuala lands a big right hand that sends Out crashing to the mat! Tuala stays standing though and waves Out back to his feet!#T4#
Out avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Out misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tuala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tuala misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Out was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Tuala clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
Out works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Tuala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuala is breathing heavily.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuala blocks an uppercut.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Out lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Out.
Out tries a body shot but Tuala blocks it.
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 Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Tuala moves forwards but Out connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
Tuala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuala is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Out doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Tuala crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Tuala's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knock Out!
Knock Out is the new heavyweight champion!
Knock Out decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: KOFC 118 - Hallick vs Karelin     
Date:   Aug 12, 2018
#R1#
A clash of legs there as Tuala blocks the low kick.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dibley fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Tuala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dibley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dibley throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Tuala tries to get set, Dibley tries to push him back and clinch up but Tuala manages to avoid the attempt.
We've been informed that Tuala 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.
Dibley throws a low kick, looking for Tuala's leg but Tuala calmly moves out of range.
Dibley is looking to land body kicks.
Dibley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Dibley moved away.
Tuala throws a right hand that Dibley ducks under and follows up with a left that Dibley also avoids with ease.
Dibley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tuala! But no joy.
Dibley throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.#T1#
Tuala circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Tuala misses.
Peleki Tuala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuala misses with an uppercut
and Dibley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dibley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dibley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dibley walks into a stiff left hand from Tuala.#CUT2#
It looks like Duane Dibley has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuala, right into the meat.
Dibley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Dibley misses with a kick to the body.
Tuala follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tuala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dibley misses with a few strikes there. #T2#
Tuala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dibley.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Tuala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dibley misses with an uppercut.
Dibley misses with a body shot.
Duane Dibley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuala misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dibley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tuala.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dibley. Tuala shrugs it off though.
Dibley slips under a jab.
Dibley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dibley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.
Tuala throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Dibley counters by clinching up.
Tuala tries a body shot but Dibley blocks it. #T3#
Tuala lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Tuala.
Dibley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala lands an elbow that stopped Dibley in his tracks for a moment. #TD#
Dibley pulls guard.
Tuala looking to pass the guard.
Tuala trying to control the position from guard on top but Dibley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuala forces his way into half guard.
Dibley is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Tuala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dibley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dibley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuala.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dibley trying to control but Tuala postures up.
Dibley is staying active underneath Tuala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dibley tries to get to full guard but Tuala has control of the leg.
Dibley is refusing to be controlled, as Tuala sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dibley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Duane Dibley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duane Dibley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Tuala misses with a body shot.
Dibley darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala throws a wild body kick that Dibley sees coming a mile off.
Tuala with a jab.
Dibley 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.
Tuala scores with a jab. Dibley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuala.
Dibley catches Tuala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dibley misses with a kick to the body
and Tuala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Dibley looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dibley blocks a leg kick.
Dibley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tuala has time to react.
Dibley misses the body punch
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dibley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuala.
Dibley shoots in and drives through. Tuala sprawls well.
A nice side step and Tuala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dibley works Tuala's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Dibley has Tuala up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Dibley. #T2#
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Tuala working aggressively here.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Dibley's ribcage. Dibley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Dibley fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dibley.
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Dibley.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
Duane Dibley's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
Dibley has a couple of punches blocked by Tuala.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tuala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dibley or not.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuala tries a body shot but Dibley blocks it.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Dibley.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuala lands with a light punch inside.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tuala tries a body shot but Dibley blocks it.
Dibley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuala backwards.
Tuala tries to work over Dibley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Tuala.
Dibley trying to control the position but instead, Tuala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dibley into the cage.
Dibley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tualas head.
Tuala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dibley lands a shoulder strike.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Tuala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Dibley blocking some punches.
A short right from Tuala.
A right hook to the body lands for Tuala.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a left to the head.
Tuala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dibley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tuala.
Tuala lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Tuala tries to work over Dibley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala lands a right hand. #KD2#
Tuala drops Dibley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dibley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#
Dibley is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dibley misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duane Dibley'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.
#R3#
Tuala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tuala looks to land a right hand but Dibley moved out of range.
Dibley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Tuala misses.
Dibley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuala. #KD2#
Tuala cracks Dibley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tuala has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dibley to stand back up!
Oh Dibley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dibley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dibley seems to have got his legs back now.
Tuala throws an overhand right that drops Dibley like a sack of potatoes! Tuala dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala is the new heavyweight champion!
Peleki Tuala was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Duane Dibley stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ99'.

 

Event: KOFC 115 - Out vs Karelin     
Date:   Jul 22, 2018
#R1#
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
And Tuala responds with a good body kick, but Morgan manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tuala misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.#T1#
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Tuala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morgan misses with the body kick
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Tuala settles back down.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Morgan misses the body punch #KD2#
and Tuala counters with a nice right hand that sends Morgan toppling to the canvas! Morgan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tuala finish him?!#CUT2#
It looks like Jack Morgan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Tuala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#
Morgan is rocked!
Tuala throws an uppercut from hell that sends Morgan clean off his feet! He's out cold! Tuala stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: KOFC 111 - Fungus vs Mirage     
Date:   Jun 16, 2018
#R1#
Kovalev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovalev scores with a jab. Tuala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kovalev cracks a nice hook into Tuala's ribs.
Tuala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tuala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuala misses the target.
Kovalev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tuala misses the body punch
and Kovalev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovalev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kovalev counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Kovalev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuala.
Kovalev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kovalev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tuala throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kovalev counter with a right hand.
Kovalev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just Scrap MMA and BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Kovalev takes a swing at Tuala's ribcage but misses.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Kovalev avoids it.
Kovalev scores with a head kick. Tuala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.#CL#
Kovalev has Tuala up against the cage in a clinch.
Tuala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Tuala gets through Kovalev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tuala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Kovalev leaning against his opponent.
Tuala tries a body shot but Kovalev blocks it.
Kovalev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tuala misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tuala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tuala or not.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovalev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovalev tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala pushes Kovalev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kovalev blocks a body shot from Tuala.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovalev controls his hands.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Tuala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovalev struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Tuala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovalev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuala.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kovalev avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Tuala tries to work over Kovalev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Kovalev is trying to maintain a safe position but Tuala gets an underhook and turns Kovalev into the cage.
Tuala misses with the head strike.
Kovalev has Tuala pushed against the cage.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Kovalev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kovalev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovalev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tuala.
A nice left hand lands by Kovalev.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalev.
Tuala tries to work over Kovalev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuala.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kovalev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peleki Tuala's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalev. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovalev.
Tuala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovalev fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kovalev counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Kovalev.
Kovalev lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovalev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#KD2#
Tuala cracks Kovalev with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tuala has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kovalev to stand back up!#ROC2#
Kovalev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Kovalev coming out on top.#T1#
Kovalev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala connects with an inside leg kick.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalev.
Tuala throws an off balance right hand
and Kovalev counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kovalev misses.
Kovalev clobbers Tuala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tuala misses with a few strikes there.
Tuala throws a right hand that misses
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kovalev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala thinks about the counter body kick.#T2#
and Kovalev counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tuala! He's just covering up as Kovalev starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kovalev!
Vladimir Kovalev retains his heavyweight title!

 

Event: KOFC 104 - Out vs Leonidas     
Date:   May 12, 2018
#R1#
Dibley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dibley.
Tuala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#
It looks like Duane Dibley has been cut.
Duane Dibley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuala scores with a shot to the body.
Dibley thows a body kick. Tuala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dibley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dibley.
Dibley misses with a jab to the body
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Dibley moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
Dibley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibley tests Tuala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dibley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuala.
Dibley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tuala.#CL#
Dibley has Tuala up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Tuala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dibley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuala swings wildly with an uppercut but Dibley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Dibley fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tuala.
Dibley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Dibley.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Dibley avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tuala fails to land.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dibley blocks a body shot from Tuala. #T2#
Tuala tries a body shot but Dibley blocks it. #BC2#
Tuala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dibley feints and then cracks Tuala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuala down.
Dibley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dibley blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dibley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tuala throws a looping overhand right but Dibley ducks down to avoid it.
Tuala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dibley, right into the meat.
Tuala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dibley scores with the left hand. Tuala knows he should have avoided that one.
Dibley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Dibley scores with a body shot.
Tuala swings widly with a right hand
and Dibley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tuala drops his hands momentarily and Dibley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Dibley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuala.
Dibley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tuala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dibley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dibley throws a lazy body kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Dibley ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Dibley missing with a left hand there. Tuala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dibley looks to land a body kick but Tuala moved away.#T4#
Tuala misses with a leg kick.
Dibley lands a jab.
Dibley lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dibley lands a front kick.
Tuala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dibley misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Dibley
and Tuala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dibley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick.
Dibley tests Tuala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dibley throws a leg kick which misses Tuala's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuala tries to avoid it.
Dibley throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tuala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dibley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dibley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tuala misses with a low kick as Dibley jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dibley looks to throw the jab but Tuala is out of range.
Tuala appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala throws a hook but Dibley blocks it.
Tuala throws a shot from downtown. Dibley moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Dibley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dibley misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tuala blocks the leg kick.
Dibley misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala flicks out a counter leg kick but Dibley steps away.
Tuala throws a sloppy body shot
and Dibley counters with a body kick.
Dibley lands a jab to the nose.
Dibley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuala is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dibley with a body shot.
Dibley misses with a wild body shot.
Tuala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dibley connects with the punch.#CL#
Dibley moves into range and clinches up with Tuala.#T2#
Tuala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dibley's elbow. #BC2#
Tuala manages to break the clinch.
Tuala throws a shot from downtown. Dibley moves away and avoids it.
Tuala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dibley was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuala.
Dibley tries to counter by clinching up but Tuala breaks away and moves out of range.
Tuala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dibley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dibley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dibley tries to land a body kick
and Tuala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dibley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Dibley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuala.
Dibley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Tuala.
Nice body kick from Tuala.
Dibley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Tuala.
Dibley tries to clinch up but Tuala circles away and keeps his distance.
Dibley cracks a nice hook into Tuala's ribs.
Dibley 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.
Dibley lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dibley checks a leg kick. #T4#
A low kick from Dibley misses
and Tuala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dibley tries to land a body kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Tuala scores with a nice head shot.
Dibley walks into a left hand. #CUT2#
Duane Dibley's cut is getting worse.#KD2#
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Dibley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dibley looks OK. Tuala waves Dibley back to his feet!#ROC2#
Dibley is rocked!
Dibley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Dibley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dibley throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
An out of breath Peleki Tuala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Duane Dibley had this to say: 'IQ99'.

 

Event: KOFC 98 - Leonidas/Forclit 3     
Date:   Apr 08, 2018
#R1#
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuala.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Tuala moves his leg out of the way.
Ali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tuala doesn't seem bothered though.
Ali moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tuala misses with a right hand
and Ali counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuala scores with a jab. Ali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Tuala misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Tuala takes one on the button.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali scores with a decent looking hook.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala scores with a jab to the head.
Ali misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Tuala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ali just manages to avoid it.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Ali misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tuala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tuala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala keeps Ali at a distance using the push kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala. #T3#
Tuala misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Tuala is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tuala's head but Tuala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tuala's head but Tuala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Tuala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tuala scores with a nice right hand.
Tuala lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuala is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ali.
Tuala digs a good hook to Ali's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Ali let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tuala thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#
It looks like Haider Ali has been cut.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut #KD#
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ali! Tuala lets Ali back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuala appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Tuala tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Tuala scores with a leg kick.
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 Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haider Ali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tuala cracks Ali with a good jab.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tuala is able to avoid easily.
Ali thumps Tuala with a low kick.
Ali lands with a cross. #KD#
Tuala cracks Ali with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tuala has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ali to stand back up!#ROC#
Ali is rocked!
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!
Ali scores with a body shot.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Tuala finish him?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ali.
Tuala lands a body shot.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tuala's calf.
Tuala throws an off balance right hand
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuala wants to land a leg kick but Ali is out of range. #T1#
Ali throws out a loose jab but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuala misses with the combination.
Ali swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range. #KD#
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Ali crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ali looks OK. Tuala waves Ali back to his feet!
Tuala fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ali out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Gladiators 79     
Date:   Mar 02, 2018
#R1#
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tuala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tuala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a huge left! Brown is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tuala isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brown from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tuala!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
After winning the bout, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Gladiators 74 Snot v Murphy     
Date:   Jan 27, 2018
#R1#
Ishimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala ducks right into an uppercut from Ishimura.
Ishimura throws out a loose jab but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuala clobbers Ishimura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ishimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ishimura - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tuala!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
After winning the bout, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: FFA 42: Savagery     
Date:   Nov 03, 2017
#R1#
Tuala throws a right hand that misses
and Po counters with a left to the body.
Po scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Po takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tuala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Po connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Po rushes Tuala and presses him up against the cage.
Tuala tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuala missing with knees to the body.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Tuala.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Po's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
A body shot lands from Tuala.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Tuala looking to slow down the pace here.
Tuala misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tuala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Tuala.
Tuala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Po blocking some punches.
Tuala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Po blocking some punches.
Tuala missing with knees to the body.
Tuala is struggling to control the position.
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Tuala controls the action.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po scores with a jab.
Po scores with a shot to the body.
Tuala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Po with a nice cross.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a straight right hand.
Po missing with a left hand there. Tuala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po.#T3#
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po is looking to clinch.
A cross from Tuala lands.
Po on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuala. Tuala obviously looking to wear him down.
Tuala scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Tuala misses.
Tuala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Po.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tualas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tuala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Po moves out of range as Tuala throws a body kick.
Tuala moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po cracks Tuala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC#
Tuala is rocked!
Tuala leaves his chin hanging out and Po seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tuala crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po!
A relieved looking Tong Po thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: FFA 36: Revolution     
Date:   Sep 08, 2017
#R1#
Tuala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
it tried to counter with a leg kick but Tuala avoided it.
Good shot there by Tuala.
Tuala misses with a hook
and it counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of it's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Suck it has been cut.
A leg kick checked by it.
it misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tuala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala misses with a leg kick.
Tuala throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and it counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
it is looking to land body kicks.
Tuala counters with a body kick.
it swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Tuala finds it's target.
Tuala cracks it with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tuala plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
it has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tuala.
Tuala lands a big head kick that sends it to the canvas! Tuala follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
During a confident post fight interview, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: FFA 31: Relentless     
Date:   Jul 28, 2017
#R1#
Tuala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuala misses with a leg kick.
Level lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuala looks to land a right hand but Level moved out of range.
Level scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tuala in his tracks.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tuala dodges the punch combination from Level.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Level on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1##CL2#
Tuala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tuala.
Tuala tries to work over Level's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Level is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tuala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Boss Level has been cut.
Level is stalling here.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tuala lands with a right to the head.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Levels head.
Tuala pushes Level back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Level.
Tuala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tuala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Levels head.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Level backwards. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala just leaning against Level, taking a breather.
A short right from Tuala.
Level is breathing heavily.
Tuala pushes Level back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala lands a body shot.
A short left from Tuala.
A right hand to the body from Tuala.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC2#
Level is rocked!
Tuala lands an uppercut.
Oh Level is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala dips a shoulder and cracks Level with a mighty uppercut! Level falls back against the cage and Tuala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Level 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 - Tuala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
During a confident post fight interview, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Aug 30, 2016
#R1#
Tuala lands a two punch combo. #CL#
Barrett takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barrett.
A hook to the body from Barrett.
A bit of stalling here from Barrett.
Barrett blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrett.
Tuala looks winded!
Tuala letting Barrett take a breather here.
Barrett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrett just leaning against Tuala, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Barrett.
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!
Barrett lands an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrett.
Barrett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tuala or not.
Tuala being controlled against the cage.
Barrett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T1#
Barrett is leaning against Tuala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Barrett breaks from the clinch.
Tuala misses the jab.#CL#
Barrett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrett lands a nice uppercut.#KD#
Barrett drops Tuala onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tuala is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Tuala is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett is working Tuala over against the cage.
Tuala is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Barrett creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tuala's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tuala drops to his knees and Barrett pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Barrett!
A victorious Adam Barrett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

 
 
 
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