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Blitz 150: Hybrid Theory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Tran Duc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre Tran Duc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Tran Duc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck lunges at Tran Duc with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tran Duc's hand.
Koscheck lands with a hook. Tran Duc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalib Koscheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koscheck swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tran Duc to counter with a crisp jab.
Tran Duc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koscheck throws a lazy uppercut
and Tran Duc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koscheck wants to improve his position but Tran Duc is controlling well.
Tran Duc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tran Duc is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Koscheck reverses the position - he's now on top in Tran Duc's guard.
Koscheck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koscheck postures up in Tran Duc's guard and throws a big left but Tran Duc blocks it.
Tran Duc trying to control the position.
Tran Duc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tran Duc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tran Duc tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck stands up over Tran Duc, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koscheck pushes down on Tran Duc's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koscheck drops an elbow to the side of Tran Duc's head.
Tran Duc is trying to get back to full guard.
Koscheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tran Duc taking some punishment here, with Koscheck in his half guard.
Tran Duc wants to get back to full guard.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koscheck landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koscheck is controlling the pace.
Koscheck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tran Duc with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck is looking to take a break and control but Tran Duc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koscheck lands strikes from half guard.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tran Duc is looking to improve his position.
Tran Duc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tran Duc.
Koscheck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koscheck lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koscheck won't allow Tran Duc to sweep him here.
Koscheck postures up in Tran Duc's guard and throws a big left but Tran Duc blocks it.
Koscheck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Tran Duc keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koscheck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tran Duc is trying to control the position but Koscheck postures up.
Koscheck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koscheck postures up and lands a big shot to Tran Duc's brow.
Koscheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Tran Duc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tran Duc is trying to keep Koscheck in close.
Koscheck with a nice head shot there.
Tran Duc looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koscheck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tran Duc is on top in guard.
Koscheck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tran Duc's guard.
Koscheck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koscheck drops an elbow to the side of Tran Duc's head.
Tran Duc controlling the position for now.
Tran Duc wants to get back to full guard.
Koscheck working over Tran Duc with some ground and pound. Tran Duc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koscheck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koscheck working Tran Duc over with strikes.
Koscheck lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Ground and pound from Koscheck.
Koscheck seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalib Koscheck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koscheck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tran Duc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tran Duc takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Koscheck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koscheck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tran Duc counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tran Duc trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Koscheck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kalib Koscheck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tran Duc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tran Duc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koscheck.
Tran Duc keeping moving, preventing Koscheck from controlling successfully.
Tran Duc bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koscheck's guard.
Tran Duc advances to half guard.
Tran Duc is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran Duc throws a big right hand that misses.
Koscheck pushes Tran Duc off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Koscheck clobbers Tran Duc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koscheck throws a right hand that misses
and Tran Duc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Koscheck.
Koscheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tran Duc.
Koscheck swings widly with a right hand
and Tran Duc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tran Duc moves out of range of the strikes.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a jab but it's blocked by Tran Duc.
Tran Duc throws a body kick the misses
and Koscheck counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koscheck.
Tran Duc lands with a nice combination. Koscheck backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kalib Koscheck has been cut.
Koscheck throws a poor cross that misses
and Koscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koscheck shoots in but no luck this time.
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Tran Duc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscheck as he avoids it easily.
Tran Duc misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Tran Duc.
Koscheck swings widly with a right hand
and Koscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Koscheck coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a looping left.
Koscheck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tran Duc counters with a nice uppercut.
Tran Duc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koscheck finds it's way round the side to connect with Tran Duc's head.
Koscheck scores with a hook.
Koscheck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koscheck with a poor takedown
and Tran Duc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre Tran Duc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalib Koscheck.
Tran Duc lands a slapping body shot.
Koscheck scores with a nice head shot.
Koscheck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tran Duc moves in looking to clinch but Koscheck pushes him off.
Koscheck dives in and grabs Tran Duc's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tran Duc pushes down on Koscheck's head and hops out.
Koscheck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koscheck feints a jab promting Tran Duc to slip. Koscheck then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tran Duc slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koscheck misses with an uppercut.
Tran Duc throws a hook but Koscheck avoids it easily.
Tran Duc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koscheck misses with an uppercut
and Tran Duc counters with a left to the body.
Tran Duc misses with a combination
and Tran Duc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre Tran Duc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tran Duc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koscheck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koscheck misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Tran Duc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalib Koscheck's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Koscheck misses with a left hand
and Tran Duc counters with a stiff right hand.
Tran Duc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koscheck misses with an uppercut
and Tran Duc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koscheck connects with a crisp jab.
Tran Duc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tran Duc misses with a hook. Koscheck ducked under it nicely.
Tran Duc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koscheck.
Koscheck checks a leg kick nicely.
Koscheck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Tran Duc counter with a right hand.
Koscheck drops his hands momentarily and Tran Duc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tran Duc as he avoids it easily.
Pierre Tran Duc is winning the standup battle so far.
Tran Duc ducks right into an uppercut from Koscheck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran Duc misses with a wild body shot.
Koscheck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koscheck misses with a hook
and Tran Duc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Koscheck - just one landing.
Koscheck throws a right hand that misses
letting Tran Duc counter with a right hand.
Koscheck with a hook.
Koscheck throws a right hand that misses
and Tran Duc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tran Duc thows a body shot but no joy.
Tran Duc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koscheck ducks under a wild hook from Tran Duc.
A big right from Koscheck misses.
Tran Duc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tran Duc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with an uppercut
and Tran Duc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koscheck slaps away a takedown attempt from Tran Duc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tran Duc slips under a jab.
Koscheck moves out of range as Tran Duc throws a body kick.
Tran Duc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koscheck swings widly with a right hand
and Tran Duc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tran Duc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koscheck counters with a stiff right hand.
Koscheck looks to throw the jab but Tran Duc is out of range.
Koscheck avoids the body shot from Tran Duc.
Koscheck fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierre Tran Duc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalib Koscheck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran Duc moves away from the strike by Koscheck.
Koscheck throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koscheck swinging wildly here.
Tran Duc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a lunging right hand
and Tran Duc counters with a right hand to the body.
Tran Duc lands a slapping body shot.
Tran Duc misses with a series of wild punches.
Koscheck misses with a hook
and Koscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koscheck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tran Duc counters with a left and a right that stings Koscheck.
Tran Duc throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Koscheck tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tran Duc is in Koscheck's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran Duc lands a couple of digs.
Tran Duc connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tran Duc trying to control but Koscheck is working from the bottom.
Tran Duc throws a strike but Koscheck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koscheck wants to control from the top but Tran Duc keeps moving.
Tran Duc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tran Duc keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
Tran Duc has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Koscheck has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Tran Duc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tran Duc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Tran Duc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jukka Purjo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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167 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
16 - 8 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purjo looks to land a right hand but Hughs moved out of range.
Hughs misses with a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a straight right hand.
Purjo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Purjo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughs circles away.
Hughs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hughs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hughs misses
and Purjo counters with a series of strikes. Hughs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hughs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Purjo scores with a one two! Hughs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Purjo tries to clinch but Hughs moves away
and Hughs counters with a head kick.
Purjo moves in looking to clinch but Hughs pushes him off.
Hughs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo looks to land a combination. Hughs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Purjo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hughs counters with a straight right hand.
Purjo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughs lands a high kick!
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Purjo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hughs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Purjo's knee momentarily.
Purjo is looking to clinch but Hughs is avoiding it.
A low kick from Hughs is predictable there
and Purjo counters with a series of strikes. Hughs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Purjo has Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughs just leaning against Purjo, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo has had enough of the clinch but Hughs keeps him there for the moment.
Purjo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Purjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hughs is trying to break the clinch but Purjo has him pressed against the cage.
Purjo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Hughs misses
and Purjo counters with a left to the body.
Hughs slips under a jab from Purjo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughs.
Purjo darts in trying to clinch
and Hughs counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hughs lands a nice looking body shot.
Purjo tries to clinch up
and Hughs counters with a head kick. That will keep Purjo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Purjo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Purjo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hughs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jukka Purjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Purjo tries to clinch but Hughs moves away
and Hughs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hughs.
Purjo looks gassed!
Hughs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Purjo's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Purjo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughs doesn't seem bothered though.
Purjo misses with a hook
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hughs throws a wild body kick that Purjo sees coming a mile off.
Purjo moves in looking to clinch but Hughs pushes him off.
Purjo ducks under a wild hook from Hughs.
Hughs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughs misses with an uppercut.
Hughs throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Purjo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Purjo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Purjo breaks from the clinch.
Hughs misses with a kick to the body.
Hughs throws out a loose jab but Purjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Purjo tries to clinch but Hughs moves away
and Hughs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughs manages to avoid it.
Purjo wants to clinch.
Hughs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe Hughs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Purjo will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Purjo misses.
Hughs misses with a head kick.
Purjo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Purjo misses the shot to the body.
Purjo misses with a double jab.
Hughs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Purjo counters with a series of strikes. Hughs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hughs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Purjo.
Purjo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Purjo closes the distance but Hughs moves to the side
and Hughs counters with a big head kick but Purjo shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Hughs misses
and Purjo counters with a three punch combo that has Hughs backing up. Hughs nods at Purjo to acknowledge the strikes.
Purjo connects with a body shot.
Purjo tries to clinch
and Hughs counters with a thumping low kick.
Hughs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Hughs.
Purjo tries to clinch but Hughs is having none of it.
Purjo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Purjo moves in looking to clinch but Hughs pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs throws a body kick the misses
and Purjo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Purjo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hughs misses with a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Purjo wants to clinch
and Hughs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hughs throws a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a series of strikes. Hughs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Purjo works Hughs's body with a nice hook.
Purjo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hughs counters with a thumping low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hughs.
Hughs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Purjo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Purjo misses.
Purjo tries to clinch but Hughs moves away
and Hughs counters with an outside leg kick.
Hughs throws a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a right hand to the body.
Purjo checks a low kick from Hughs.
Purjo wants to clinch but Hughs slips to the side
and Hughs counters with a good low kick that Purjo was not able to check.
Purjo is breathing heavily.
Hughs connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughs throws a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Purjo wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Purjo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughs circles away.
Purjo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hughs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Purjo throws a lazy right hand but Hughs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughs throws a head kick but Purjo moves out of range.
Purjo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hughs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hughs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughs throws a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hughs throws a leg kick
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughs circles away.
Hughs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Purjo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Purjo wants to clinch up but Hughs keeps it at a distance.
Hughs throws a body kick the misses
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Purjo is looking to clinch but Hughs is avoiding it.
Hughs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Purjo is looking to clinch.
Purjo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughs. Purjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Purjo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Hughs is predictable there
and Purjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Purjo wants to clinch but Hughs slips to the side
and Hughs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Purjo wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hughs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hughs counters with a thumping low kick.
Purjo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Hughs misses
and Purjo counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs throws a looping overhand right but Purjo ducks down to avoid it.
Purjo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Purjo tries to clinch but Hughs is having none of it.
Purjo tries to clinch up
and Hughs counters with a low kick, right behind Purjo 's knee.
Jukka Purjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Purjo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hughs - the referee stops the clock and Purjo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hughs. Purjo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hughs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Purjo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jukka Purjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughs throws a body punch but Purjo moves out of range.
Hughs throws a front kick aimed at Purjo's knee but Purjo avoids it well.
Hughs tries to score with a low kick but Purjo moves his leg out of the way.
Hughs looks to land a body kick but Purjo moved away.
Hughs thows a body shot but no joy.
Purjo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughs in his tracks.
Purjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughs lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hughs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hughs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Oregan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Emoyrean Mercenaries. Oregan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boom, P.O.D. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mana Oregan enters the cage!
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mana Oregan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oregan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Oregan.
Oregan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oregan slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Evans swings for the body but Oregan moves out of range.
Evans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Oregan clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oregan cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
Oregan prevents a body shot from Evans.
Oregan stalls.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Oregan avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Oregan is trying to stall.
Oregan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Oregan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Oregan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oregan.
Oregan connects with a knee to the head.
Oregan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oregan. That one must have hurt.
Oregan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses.
Oregan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oregan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Oregan.
Oregan wants to break free but Evans has control.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oregan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oregan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oregan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oregan effectively controlling the action here.
Oregan throws an elbow that misses.
Oregan looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Oregan trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Evans.
Evans'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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oregan.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Oregan.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Oregan lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Ryan Evans's cut is getting worse.
Evans avoiding damage as Oregan throws knees to the body.
Oregan can't break the clinch.
Oregan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans blocks an elbow strike.
Oregan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from Oregan.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oregan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oregan pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Evans taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Evans working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oregan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oregan's elbow.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Oregan avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Oregan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oregan throws an elbow but it misses.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oregan missing with knees to the body.
Oregan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oregan trying to land knees to the body.
Oregan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oregan pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oregan is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Oregan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans leaning against his opponent.
Oregan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evans digs a right hand into Oregan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oregan's gas tank.
Oregan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oregan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evans.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oregans head.
Oregan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oregan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from Oregan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oregan.
Oregan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oregan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans lands a left hand.
Oregan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans just leaning against Oregan, taking a breather.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oregan backwards.
Oregan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oregan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Evans's cut.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans throws a body kick that misses.
Evans throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oregan counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Both fighters circling a little - Evans finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans digs a good hook to Oregan's body.
Oregan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans swings for the body but Oregan moves out of range.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oregan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oregan is breathing heavily.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Oregan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Evans getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mana Oregan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans checks a low kick from Oregan.
Evans lands with a right hand.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Oregan avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oregan in his tracks.
Evans cracks Oregan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oregan was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Oregan connects with a crisp jab.
Evans misses with a hook to the body
and Oregan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oregan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
Evans has Oregan pushed against the cage.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Oregan.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Oregan controls his hands.
Oregan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Oregan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oregan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oregan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oregan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans thuds his right hand into Oregan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Evans is looking to wear down Oregan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans throws a push kick but Oregan slaps the foot to one side.
Oregan wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oregan really felt that one!
Evans punishes Oregan's body with a nice straight punch.
Oregan staying out of range there.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Oregan's shoulder, as Oregan tries to avoid the shot.
Evans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans tests Oregan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oregan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oregan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oregan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oregan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Evans cracks the inside of Oregan's front leg.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Oregan is just out of range.
Jab from Evans.
Oregan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oregan manages to avoid it.
Evans closes the distance and pushes Oregan back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans avoiding damage as Oregan throws knees to the body.
Come on Evans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Evans digs a right hand underneath Oregan's ribcage. Oregan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Evans's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Evans looks to land a right hand but Oregan moved out of range.
Evans checks the leg kick.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Oregan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oregan avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oregan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans feints and then cracks Oregan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oregan down.
Oregan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Oregan.
Oregan throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Oregan counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oregan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oregan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oregan misses with a head kick.
Oregan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Evans tries to keep at a distance but Oregan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oregan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oregan or not.
Oregan missing with knees to the body.
Oregan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
Evans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oregan or not.
Ryan Evans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Evans - that landed with a thud.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Evans.
Oregan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oregan missing with knees to the body.
Oregan being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Oregan takes a shot to the head.
Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oregan backwards.
Oregan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Evans.
Oregan throws an elbow but it misses.
Oregan tries to stall but Evans uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Evans.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Oregan's head.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Evans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oregan's hands.
Oregan takes one to the side of the head.
Evans digs a good hook to Oregan's body.
Oregan tries to work over Evans's front leg with a kick but Evans checks it.
Evans lands a jab.
Evans throws a body punch but Oregan moves out of range.
Oregan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evans connects with a right hand. Oregan shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Oregan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oregan blocks the body kick.
Oregan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oregan was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
Oregan tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen Passive -- A Perfect Circle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolf Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Lynch!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Lynch counters with a thumping low kick.
Lynch misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson prevents Lynch from getting back to his feet.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lynch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Lynch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Lynch!
Lynch is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Lynch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A low kick from Lynch is predictable there
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Lynch fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Lynch taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lynch keeps working.
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Lynch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Lynch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lynch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson stops Lynch from standing up.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Lynch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Lynch!
Lynch stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lynch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Jackson 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.
Lynch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lynch counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Lynch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peter Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch lands a body shot.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Lynch takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Lynch as Jackson shoots in.
Lynch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lynch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Lynch counters with a leg kick.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lynch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lynch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lynch just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a jab.
Lynch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lynch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Nice body kick there by Lynch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Lynch misses with a body kick.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lynch finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Lynch looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Nice shot by Lynch.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Lynch counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Lynch to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lynch lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolf Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Lynch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lynch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson is rocked!
Lynch works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jackson square on the jaw! Damn, Jackson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Lynch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy has chosen Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Kowalczyk thows a leg kick but McCarthy checks it
and McCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kowalczyk.
McCarthy throws a combination that misses
and Kowalczyk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McCarthy checks it well.
Some wild striking there from McCarthy.
McCarthy blocks a low kick nicely.
McCarthy throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kowalczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk connects with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy swinging wildly here.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the body
and McCarthy counters with a two punch combo.
Viktor Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCarthy checks a leg kick.
Kowalczyk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kowalczyk cracks McCarthy with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCarthy wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
McCarthy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - McCarthy circles away.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCarthy did well to prevent Kowalczyk getting side control.
McCarthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy is staying active underneath Kowalczyk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCarthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kowalczyk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McCarthy is controlling Kowalczyk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy gets full guard.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Kowalczyk from controlling successfully.
Kowalczyk connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCarthy is on top in guard.
McCarthy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCarthy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kowalczyk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
McCarthy postures up.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Kowalczyk won't let him.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalczyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCarthy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kowalczyk trying to control but McCarthy is having none of it.
Kowalczyk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalczyk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kowalczyk working the ground and pound effectively.
McCarthy is rocked!
Kowalczyk lands a big shot to the head and McCarthy winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Kowalczyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy comes into the arena with - blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
199 lbs
19 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dane Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoy lunges at Roshan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roshan's hand.
Hoy stuffs the takedown.
Roshan shoots in and gets a takedown into Hoy's guard.
Hoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roshan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoy looking to control.
Hoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roshan wants to control from the top but Hoy keeps moving.
Hoy has Roshan pulled in close to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Dane Hoy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Roshan tries to sprawl out of it but Hoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roshan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roshan misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy lands with a hook. Roshan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoy scores with a nice strike.
Roshan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoy throws a leg kick
and Roshan counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Hoy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hoy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roshan throws a body punch but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy looks for a takedown but Roshan sprawls well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roshan. That's going to slow Hoy down.
Hoy connects with a leg kick. Roshan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice cross by Roshan.
A head kick from Hoy lands but Roshan takes it in his stride.
Hoy lands a jab to Roshan's midsection.
Hoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roshan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoy.
Roshan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoy backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roshan advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Roshan.
Roshan controlling from the full mount.
Hoy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roshan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hoy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hoy and Roshan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Roshan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hoy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hoy is looking to control Roshan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoy avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roshan is keen to just control but Hoy is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan seems to be working for a kimura but Hoy defends the submission attempt.
Hoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoy is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoy is trying to maintain the position but Roshan is very close to passing his half guard.
Roshan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoy keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roshan is able to avoid easily.
Roshan misses with a body shot.
Roshan takes a swing at Hoy's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roshan.
Roshan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoy. Hoy obviously looking to wear him down.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoy but Hoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roshan.
Hoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roshan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
Roshan is looking for a sweep. Hoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoy misses with a head shot. Roshan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hoy preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoy throws a strike but Roshan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roshan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hoy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hoy has escaped and now he's on top!
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roshan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hoy controls the pace.
Hoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Roshan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoy, into his guard.
Hoy is controlling Roshan's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dane Hoy just wasn't active enough.
Roshan throws a leg kick but Hoy checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan misses with a double jab
and Hoy counters with a low kick, right behind Roshan 's knee.
Roshan gets the takedown into side control.
Hoy looking for a sweep but Roshan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Roshan trying to control but Hoy is having none of it.
Roshan cracks Hoy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roshan landing punches.
Roshan prevents Hoy from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan with the ground and pound from mount.
Damian Roshan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roshan trying to control but Hoy is having none of it.
Roshan raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoy is in a horrible position here. Roshan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roshan cracks Hoy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoy taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Roshan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roshan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoy wants to get back to full guard.
Hoy wants to control but Roshan is keeping busy.
Roshan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoy's head.
Roshan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan trying to control from Hoy's half guard. Hoy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Roshan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roshan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roshan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hoy managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roshan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoy's head.
Roshan trying to control but Hoy is working from the bottom.
Dane Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roshan!
Hoy raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy breaks from Roshan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hoy has control of Roshan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roshan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Roshan wants to hold on but Hoy pushes him away.
Roshan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roshan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roshan is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roshan's face.
Roshan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoy is landing with some decent strikes but Roshan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roshan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hoy tries to pass to full mount but Roshan defends it.
Roshan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Hoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roshan 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Roshan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbarino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Barbarino song. Kaiser has chosen Been There Done That as his entrance music. Vinnie Barbarino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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280 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarino throws a hook but Kaiser blocks it.
Kaiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaiser fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbarino is out of range.
Barbarino misses with a combination
and Kaiser counters with a two punch combo.
Barbarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Barbarino scores with a hook to the body. Kaiser takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbarino stalks Kaiser and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaiser's face. Kaiser staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaiser tried to score with a low kick but Barbarino checks it.
Vinnie Barbarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiser staying out of range there.
Kaiser slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser pulls Barbarino in close to his closed guard and prevents Barbarino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barbarino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbarino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaiser sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kaiser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kaiser is trying to control but can't.
Kaiser looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbarino wants to control but Kaiser is keeping him busy.
Kaiser wants to get back to full guard.
Barbarino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbarino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbarino trying to control from Kaiser's half guard. Kaiser has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Barbarino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaiser is controlling Barbarino's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaiser is retaining full guard.
Barbarino won't allow Kaiser to sweep him here.
Kaiser keeping moving, preventing Barbarino from controlling successfully.
Barbarino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaiser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaiser motions for Barbarino to come forward. Kaiser throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbarino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaiser connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino closes the distance and clinches up with Kaiser, looking for a takedown. Barbarino pushes Kaiser against the cage but Kaiser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barbarino is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbarino as he connects with a hook.
Kaiser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Barbarino.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbarino, as that shot connected.
Kaiser tries to sprawl but Barbarino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barbarino stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbarino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leon Kaiser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbarino takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kaiser misses with a wild body shot.
Kaiser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbarino. Barbarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown.
Barbarino throws a lazy right hand but Kaiser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaiser throws a low kick, looking for Barbarino's leg but Barbarino calmly moves out of range.
Barbarino scores with a body shot.
Kaiser 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.
Kaiser walks into a straight right hand from Barbarino.
Barbarino scores with a nice right hand.
Barbarino throws a leg kick which misses Kaiser's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaiser tries to avoid it.
A jab from Barbarino misses.
Kaiser on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser tries to work over Barbarino's front leg with a kick but Barbarino checks it.
Kaiser scores with a jab. Barbarino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leon Kaiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiser misses with a hook
and Barbarino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaiser throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbarino counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kaiser is refusing to be controlled, as Barbarino sits in half guard.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Kaiser is defending well.
Barbarino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barbarino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barbarino is just content to waste time from the top position. Kaiser takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaiser is trying to control the position but Barbarino postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaiser wants to get back to his feet but Barbarino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barbarino stays in close to Kaiser's body and controls the position.
Vinnie Barbarino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A low kick from Barbarino misses
enabling Kaiser to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaiser throws out a loose jab but Barbarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaiser tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbarino misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kaiser counter with a right hand.
Barbarino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbarino shoots and misses
and Kaiser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbarino with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Kaiser to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbarino digs a good hook to Kaiser's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbarino 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.
Barbarino misses with a shot to the body
and Kaiser counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbarino connects with the punch.
A nice combination there by Kaiser.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Barbarino.
Barbarino walks into a straight right hand from Kaiser.
Barbarino throws a leg kick
and Kaiser counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaiser misses with a two punch combination.
Barbarino throws a lazy right hand but Kaiser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaiser cracks Barbarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Kaiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kaiser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbarino under the eye.
A good leg kick by Barbarino.
Kaiser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbarino under the eye.
Vinnie Barbarino's cut is getting worse.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Barbarino moves out of range.
Kaiser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbarino misses with an uppercut
and Kaiser counters with a series of strikes. Barbarino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaiser throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Barbarino with that takedown attempt.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown but Kaiser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbarino misses with a straight left.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbarino. Barbarino gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaiser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaiser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaiser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbarino at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbarino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaiser counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaiser as he jumps to the side.
Kaiser misses with a wild combination.
Kaiser scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbarino shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaiser's guard.
Kaiser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barbarino manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbarino keeping moving, preventing Kaiser from controlling successfully.
Kaiser seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Barbarino controlling the position.
Kaiser wants to control from the top but Barbarino keeps moving.
Kaiser won't allow Barbarino to sweep him here.
Kaiser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leon Kaiser has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kaiser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbarino.
Vinnie Barbarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino fails to land the takedown.
Barbarino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbarino works the jab nicely.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaiser jabs at Barbarino's body.
Kaiser with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbarino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vinnie Barbarino's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barbarino avoids a kick to the body.
Kaiser throws a shot to the body.
Leon Kaiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaiser with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaiser lands a leg kick that knocks Barbarino off balance momentarily.
Kaiser scores with a push kick.
Kaiser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbarino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaiser lands a head shot.
Kaiser lands with a kick to the temple. Barbarino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barbarino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbarino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbarino fails with the takedown
and Kaiser counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kaiser there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Kaiser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaiser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Kaiser!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boba Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boba Fett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boba Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Disposition throws a low kick but Fett avoids it.
Fett misses with a hook
and Disposition cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Disposition misses with a left hand
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Disposition misses with a body kick.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Disposition dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fett. That did some damage!
Disposition lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Fett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fett.
Fett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Disposition.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
An inside leg kick lands from Fett.
Disposition fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett tries to work over Disposition's front leg with a kick but Disposition checks it.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Disposition counters with a nice leg kick.
Disposition pushes Fett away with a front kick.
Disposition uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Fett throws a right hand that misses
and Disposition counters with a head kick.
Disposition scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Fett as he checks the leg kick.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Fett misses.
A jab from Fett finds it's way through Disposition's defenses.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Disposition's shoulder, as Disposition tries to avoid the shot.
Fett blocks a head kick by Disposition.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition misses with the body kick
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Disposition is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Disposition tries to work over Fett's front leg with a kick but Fett checks it.
Disposition connects with a high kick.
A big right from Fett misses.
Fett misses with a hook
and Disposition counters with a slapping leg kick.
Disposition moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boba Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Disposition, right into the meat.
Sunny Disposition is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Fett catches Disposition right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Fett misses.
Fett misses with a hook
and Disposition connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Disposition blocks a head kick by Fett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Fett.
Fett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Disposition manages to avoid it.
Fett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Disposition counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fett's knee momentarily.
Disposition lands with a kick to the temple. Fett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Boba Fett has been cut.
Disposition keeps the fight on the outside.
Fett throws a right hand that misses
and Disposition counters with a low kick, right behind Fett 's knee.
A head kick by Disposition misses
and Fett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fett.
Disposition wants to stand and escape but Fett is having none of it.
Fett is fighting to break Disposition's control of his arms but Disposition is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Disposition is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Disposition moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disposition uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Disposition.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Disposition dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boba Fett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fett darts in trying to clinch
and Disposition counters with a low kick, right behind Fett 's knee.
Disposition misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Fett.
Fett blocks a head kick by Disposition.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Disposition makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Disposition.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Fett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Disposition counters with a nice kick to the body.
Disposition lands a leg kick that knocks Fett off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett avoids a kick to the body.
Disposition tries to land a front kick but Fett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fett lands a nice shot that snaps Disposition's head back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Disposition.
Disposition throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fett counters with a solid body kick.
Fett is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Disposition does a little dance to reset his feet.
Disposition misses with a lunging right hand
and Fett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fett looks for the body kick but Disposition saw that one coming.
Disposition avoids a kick to the body.
Disposition throws a wild body kick that Fett sees coming a mile off.
Fett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Disposition - the referee stops the clock and Fett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Disposition. Fett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Disposition misses with a left hand
and Disposition takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
and Disposition counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fett cracks Disposition with a right hand to the side of the head.
Disposition catches Fett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disposition pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Fett throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fett blocks the leg kick.
Fett misses with a left hand
and Disposition counters with a good low kick that Fett was not able to check.
Disposition throws a lazy head kick
and Fett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a really nice looking cross but Disposition seems unphased.
Fett tries to land a body kick
and Disposition counters with a low kick, right behind Fett 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Fett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Disposition throws an off balance right hand
and Fett counters with a nice body shot.
Disposition forces Fett back against the cage and clinches.
Fett lands a left hand.
Disposition tries to land knees in the clinch but Fett avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Disposition is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fett is defending well for now.
Disposition tries a knee to the head but Fett blocks it.
Disposition misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fett fails to land.
Fett blocks a body shot from Disposition.
Disposition tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fett's elbow.
Fett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disposition.
A shot in the inside from Fett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett avoiding damage as Disposition throws knees to the body.
Disposition throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fett blocks it with crossed arms.
Disposition misses with a hook to the ribs.
Disposition softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Fett.
Disposition is breathing heavily.
Disposition tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fett avoids it.
Fett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Disposition misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Fett.
Fett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sunny Disposition seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Disposition checks a low kick from Fett.
Fett tries to clinch
and Disposition counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disposition uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Fett misses with a hook.
Fett misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Disposition showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boba Fett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Disposition's corner calls for a 1-2. Disposition obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Disposition circles away from the clinch attempt
and Disposition counters with a two punch combo.
Fett dips to his left and cracks Disposition with an uppercut!
Fett tries to clinch but Disposition moves out of range.
Fett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fett misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disposition throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Disposition throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Disposition throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fett counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett lands with a nice body punch.
Disposition slips a straight right by Fett.
Fett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fett tries to work over Disposition's front leg with a kick but Disposition checks it.
Disposition avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Disposition throws a leg kick but Fett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fett scores with a jab to the head.
Fett throws a hook but Disposition blocks it.
Fett fails with a takedown attempt.
Fett throws a leg kick
and Disposition counters with an outside leg kick.
Fett throws a right hand that misses
and Disposition counters with an inside leg kick.
Fett throws a body punch but Disposition moves out of range.
Disposition throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a head kick that Disposition semi-blocks.
Disposition lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fett misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Disposition fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
Disposition slips under a jab from Fett.
Disposition moves forwards but Fett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Disposition defends it nicely.
Disposition drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disposition fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fett is out of range.
Fett tries to land a leg kick but Disposition saw it coming and moves away.
Boba Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition tries to land a front kick but Fett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Disposition throws a head kick but Fett moves out of range.
Fett is looking to clinch.
Disposition misses the shot to the body.
Disposition misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fett throws a leg kick
and Disposition counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett lands with a right hand.
Fett throws a body kick the misses
and Disposition counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Disposition.
Disposition takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Disposition napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Disposition is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fett trying to control the position but Disposition is working away.
Fett tries to move into full mount but can't pass Disposition's legs.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Disposition trying his best to control but Fett has mounted him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boba Fett.
I think Disposition has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Disposition!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimlock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu Tang Clan - Method Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimlock Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips a jab from Garcia.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Rolando Garcia has been cut.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.
Jones sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones staying out of range there.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Jones is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garcia regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimlock Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolando Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Garcia misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Garcia feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Garcia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Jones won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Jones wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Garcia wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones misses with a head shot. Garcia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garcia is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones keeping hold of Garcia's head, controlling as best he can.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garcia.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rolando Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rolando Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Jones's head back.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
Grimlock Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Garcia tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jones breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Jones scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia taking shots to the head.
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Garcia! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grimlock Jones!
Grimlock Jones is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Burn It To The Ground. Varsi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harjan Varsi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort scores with a jab to the jaw.
Varsi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Varsi misses with a left hand
letting Belfort counter with a right hand.
Belfort lands a lovely overhand right.
Belfort shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Belfort performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Belfort wants to pass to mount but Varsi is defending the position.
Belfort thows a huge punch but Varsi dodges it nicely.
Varsi tries to roll over but Belfort keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Belfort is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Varsi reverses the position - he's now on top in Belfort's guard.
Belfort is pulling down on Varsi's head to control his posture.
Varsi tries to stand but Belfort is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Varsi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Varsi being controlled here momentarily.
Varsi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Belfort.
Varsi misses with a body punch
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort misses with a combination
and Varsi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varsi misses with a left hand
and Belfort counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belfort fails to land the takedown.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Varsi slaps away a takedown attempt from Belfort, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Varsi.
Belfort throws a lazy uppercut
letting Varsi counter with a right hand.
Belfort throws a low kick, looking for Varsi's leg but Varsi calmly moves out of range.
Belfort has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belfort there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belfort misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Varsi leaves Belfort with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varsi lands a right hook to the body.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches up with Varsi, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes Varsi against the cage but Varsi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Varsi.
Varsi moves away from the strike by Belfort.
Varsi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Varsi throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Varsi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the body from Belfort misses
and Varsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Varsi swivels and escapes.
Varsi looks to land a right hand but Belfort moved out of range.
Varsi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belfort bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Varsi manages to get back to half guard.
Varsi gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harjan Varsi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Varsi misses.
Varsi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varsi. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varsi throws an off balance right hand
and Belfort counters with a single leg into guard. Varsi didn't expect that.
Varsi keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Belfort postures up in Varsi's guard and throws a big left but Varsi blocks it.
Varsi keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Varsi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belfort is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Varsi wants to stand up but Belfort is controlling him.
Belfort is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Belfort.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body. Varsi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harjan Varsi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches up with Varsi, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes Varsi against the cage but Varsi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Belfort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Varsi.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Varsi enables Belfort to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Varsi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Varsi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Varsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort postures up in Varsi's guard and throws a big left but Varsi blocks it.
Belfort thows a big elbow that misses.
Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Varsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Varsi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belfort is one step ahead there.
Belfort working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varsi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belfort looking to pass the guard.
Varsi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belfort with a nice head shot there.
Varsi keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Belfort wants to pass the guard but Varsi is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Varsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort looking to pass the guard.
Belfort is working Varsi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Varsi wants to stand but Belfort is controlling the position.
Belfort trying to control but Varsi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Belfort dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belfort throws a series of punches but Varsi avoids them all with ease.
Fedor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort shoots in but no luck this time.
Varsi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Varsi.
Belfort swings widly with a right hand
and Varsi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belfort throws a left and a right that both miss
and Varsi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Varsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
Belfort lands a right hook to the body.
Belfort with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belfort takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belfort lands with a right hand.
Belfort swings for the body but Varsi moves out of range.
Varsi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a left hand
and Varsi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Varsi scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Varsi, as that shot connected.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfort throws a jab when Varsi was well out of range.
Varsi throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Varsi misses with an uppercut
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Varsi misses.
Good work by Varsi as he checks the leg kick.
Belfort misses with a left hand
and Varsi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Varsi. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort looks to throw the jab but Varsi is out of range.
Belfort misses with a left hand
and Varsi counters with a two punch combo.
Varsi blocks a jab.
Belfort has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Varsi was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belfort throws the left hand but Varsi avoids the punch easily.
Belfort connects with a single shot there.
Belfort misses the shot to the body.
Varsi scores with the left hand. Belfort knows he should have avoided that one.
Belfort getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Varsi as Belfort shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a takedown
and Varsi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Varsi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
Varsi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Varsi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belfort shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Belfort is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Varsi defends it well.
Belfort is trying to control. Varsi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to work for an arm triangle but Varsi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Varsi is refusing to be controlled, as Belfort sits in half guard.
Varsi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belfort lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belfort throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belfort seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Varsi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belfort wants to free his trapped foot but Varsi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harjan Varsi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Varsi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harjan Varsi!
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