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TDC 54: Flay vs. Taborda PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, the champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
champ tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten champ somewhat.
Rage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
champ is trying to escape the position but Rage is controlling the position.
Rage trying to control the action but champ is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
champ tries to buck Rage off but Rage is having none of it.
Rage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rage looks up at the clock and then as champ takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rage decides to stand up, so the ref orders champ to his feet.
Rage cracks champ with a good jab.
Rage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
champ is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage scoring with strikes but champ is staying in there.
Rage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rage can't control as he wanted to and champ manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Rage works his foot free and advances to mount.
champ really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rage with the ground and pound from mount.
Rage content just to control the position here.
champ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rage.
champ is in a horrible position here. Rage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rage lands a nice shot to the head.
Rage cracks champ with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rage wants to control the pace but champ is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
champ throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rage controlling the pace for now.
champ tries to hold on but Rage postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. champ looks a forlorn figure.
Rage is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rage content just to control the position here.
champ really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
champ looks gassed!
Rage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
champ is squirming around, avoiding Rage's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands with some vicious ground and pound - can champ hang on?
Rage controlling from mount.
champ keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rage content just to control the position here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Flash Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
champ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rage counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage decides to stand back up. Rage steps back and let's champ get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
champ misses with a takedown attempt
and Rage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Rage dominated that round.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but champ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
champ fails with the takedown
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flash Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage is working for a submission of some sort.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but champ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Rage seems content to control.
champ on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rage slows the pace down in half guard.
champ is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
champ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rage trying to advance position but champ counters by regaining guard.
champ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
champ keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rage scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage thows a big elbow that misses.
Rage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
champ has his foot on Rage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rage works his way back into a safe position though.
Rage trying to control but champ is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rage wants to control but champ is keeping him busy.
champ is looking to reverse the position.
Rage wants to control but champ is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for champ!
Rage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as champ is looking to escape.
Rage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rage has hold of champ's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and champ manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rage landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rage controlling the pace for now.
champ is looking to improve his position but Rage isn't that keen on the idea.
Rage working for a submission but champ is keeping him at bay.
Rage controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Rage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rage controlling the action here.
Rage is working for a kimura but champ is defending it quite comfortably.
Rage stalling.
Nice strikes from Rage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
champ is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rage pulls his head out easily.
champ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rage slows the pace down in half guard.
champ looking for submissions off his back.
Rage trying to control the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Flash Rage just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rage moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
champ fails to pull guard.
champ tries for a takedown but Rage manages to get underhooks.
champ has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flash Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the champ.
Rage wants to get back to striking at distance but champ won't allow it.
Rage pulls guard effortlessly.
champ is fighting to break Rage's control of his arms but Rage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rage throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rage looking for a sweep. Not yet Rage, not yet.
Rage pushes champ off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage lunges at champ with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by champ's hand.
Rage looks to land a combination but champ avoids it well.
Rage closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
champ is trying to work for a sweep but Rage has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Rage.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
champ is in a horrible position here. Rage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down champ for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
champ tries to lock up and control but Rage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flash Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rage controlling the position easily from mount.
Rage is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rage pushes champ up against the cage in a clinch.
champ jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rage walks away with a smile on his face. champ gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rage throws a series of punches but champ avoids them all with ease.
Rage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
the champ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mortis's choice of entrance music: The theme tune from Rocky. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Mortis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustow staying out of range there.
Mortis looks to land a right hand but Rustow moved out of range.
Mortis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rustow. That did some damage!
Mortis tries to work over Rustow's front leg with a kick but Rustow checks it.
Rustow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mortis manages to avoid it.
Mortis misses with a hook.
Mortis blocks a jab.
Mortis is looking to clinch but Rustow is avoiding it.
Mortis tries to clinch up but Rustow circles away and keeps his distance.
Rustow lands a really nice looking cross but Mortis seems unphased.
Rustow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Huston Rustow has been cut.
Mortis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mortis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mortis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mortis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rustow throws a lazy right hand but Mortis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rustow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mortis misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis throws a body punch but Rustow moves out of range.
Rustow ducks under a wild hook from Mortis.
Rustow blocks a head kick by Mortis.
Mortis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mortis throws a lazy right hand but Rustow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rustow thuds his right hand into Mortis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rustow throws a right hand that Mortis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mortis also avoids with ease.
Rustow motions for Mortis to come forward. Rustow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rustow drops Mortis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mortis looks back up at him and smiles so Rustow waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mortis is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Mortis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rustow misses with a hook.
Rustow connects with a superb combination that knocks Mortis out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Rustow before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mortis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Huston Rustow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Olivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by Angle Theme. Sergio Olivia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neville Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Olivia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olivia tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olivia to the ground. Olivia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olivia pinned against the cage. Olivia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olivia is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Olivia circles away and we're back to standing.
Olivia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Olivia.
Morris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morris wants to control but Olivia is keeping busy.
Olivia thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
Olivia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olivia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.
Morris is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivia decides to return to a standing position.
Morris doesn't manage to clinch there - Olivia circles away.
Olivia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morris is trying to defend but Olivia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morris wants to get back to his feet.
Morris has his hands clasped together around Olivia's back. He's all about the action.
Morris lands with a few short shots to the body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris landing strikes from the bottom.
Morris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Olivia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Morris reverses the position - he's now on top in Olivia's guard.
Morris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses.
Morris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Olivia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morris wants to control from the top but Olivia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olivia has his takedown stuffed
and Morris counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Olivia looks gassed!
Olivia is staying active underneath Morris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris is really struggling to control Olivia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Morris is nestled in close to Olivia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morris prevents Olivia from improving his position.
Morris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olivia defending well though.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olivia keeps working.
Morris is working for a kimura but Olivia is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris trying to control from half guard but Olivia is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Morris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris misses with a takedown attempt
and Olivia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morris with a poor takedown
and Olivia counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Morris is predictable there
and Olivia counters by clinching up.
Olivia can't get the takedown.
Olivia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olivia decides to pull guard.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olivia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morris advances to half guard.
Morris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olivia's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Olivia is breathing heavily.
Morris stands up from half guard.
Morris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olivia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morris's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Olivia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morris misses with a takedown
and Olivia counters with a shoot takedown. Morris fights it but they end up in guard.
Morris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Olivia looks a forlorn figure.
Morris unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olivia is bucking up trying to escape but Morris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Neville Morris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olivia is squirming around, avoiding Morris's attempts to control the action.
Morris cracks Olivia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris breaks from Olivia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olivia is looking to escape.
Morris lands a nice shot to the head.
Morris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olivia hang on?
Morris punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morris raining down shots from the mount!
Olivia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Olivia out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Morris goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neville Morris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Garrote. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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235 lbs
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260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alejandro Gomes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emilianenko fails with the takedown.
Gomes stuffs the takedown attempt from Emilianenko. Emilianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emilianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomes.
Emilianenko shoots in but Gomes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emilianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emilianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Emilianenko is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes slips a nice elbow through Emilianenko's hands, connecting with Emilianenko's forehead.
Gomes prevents Emilianenko from improving his position.
Gomes wants to pass to mount but Emilianenko is defending the position.
Emilianenko controlling the position well.
Gomes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emilianenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Emilianenko!
Gomes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Emilianenko can't escape the position.
Gomes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emilianenko looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Fedor Emilianenko has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gomes landing shots from mount.
Fedor Emilianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gomes lands a heavy elbow.
Jeez, Fedor Emilianenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Emilianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alejandro Gomes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leviathen Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leviathen Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovsky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arlovsky is fending him off so far but Rage persists. Nope, Arlovsky circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Arlovsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovsky misses with the combination.
Arlovsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Arlovsky lands a jab-cross combination.
Rage fails to land the takedown.
Andrei Arlovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Arlovsky.
Arlovsky throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Arlovsky scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky lands a with a good body shot.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arlovsky.
Arlovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovsky throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arlovsky!
Rage shoots for a takedown but Arlovsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leviathen Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rage shoots in and bounces Arlovsky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arlovsky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arlovsky is pulling down on Rage's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Let's hope that Arlovsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage postures up in Arlovsky's guard and throws a big left but Arlovsky blocks it.
Rage pushing down on Arlovsky's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arlovsky keeps working.
Arlovsky wants to control but Rage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arlovsky won't allow Rage to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Arlovsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rage wants to stand up but Arlovsky is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arlovsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovsky tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovsky stuffs the takedown.
Rage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rage landing some decent shots from guard.
Rage wants to control from the top but Arlovsky keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rage.
Arlovsky is pulling down on Rage's head to control his posture.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arlovsky is keeping the position for now.
Arlovsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arlovsky keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Arlovsky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage trying to control but Arlovsky is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arlovsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arlovsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rage looks for a takedown but Arlovsky sprawls well.
Arlovsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovsky.
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Arlovsky tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Rage closes the distance and clinches up with Arlovsky, looking for a takedown. Rage pushes Arlovsky against the cage but Arlovsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leviathen Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arlovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rage tries to free his leg and advance position but Arlovsky is retaining full guard.
Arlovsky trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
Rage being controlled here momentarily.
Rage postures up in Arlovsky's guard and throws a big left but Arlovsky blocks it.
Arlovsky keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Arlovsky trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control from the top but Arlovsky keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arlovsky misses with a double jab
and Rage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arlovsky wants to get back to his feet.
Rage is thwarting Arlovsky's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky is controlling Rage's trapped leg to prevent Rage from advancing to side control.
Rage wants to advance to full mount but Arlovsky doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Arlovsky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rage is controlling him.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arlovsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arlovsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arlovsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Arlovsky lands a nice hook to Rage's body. Rage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arlovsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leviathen Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rage forces his way into half guard.
Arlovsky is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rage controlling the action here.
Rage trying to control from half guard but Arlovsky is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leviathen Rage dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Arlovsky scores with a three punch combo!
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage throws a right hand that Arlovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Arlovsky also avoids with ease.
Arlovsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arlovsky sprawls well. Arlovsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.
Arlovsky throws a combination that misses
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arlovsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arlovsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arlovsky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Arlovsky keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovsky is trying to keep Rage in close.
Arlovsky keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Arlovsky has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arlovsky but Arlovsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leviathen Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Rage misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arlovsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rage.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage wants to stand but Arlovsky has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rage wants to control from the top but Arlovsky keeps moving.
Rage postures up in Arlovsky's guard and throws a big left but Arlovsky blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arlovsky is adopting a defensive guard.
Arlovsky keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovsky is looking to stand up but Rage isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arlovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rage counters with a shoot takedown. Arlovsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Rage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arlovsky's head.
Arlovsky keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Rage looking to pass the guard.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is looking to work some ground and pound but Arlovsky has wrist control.
Rage trying to control but Arlovsky is working from the bottom.
Rage controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arlovsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arlovsky misses with a looping right.
Rage bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leviathen Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage 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... Leviathen Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karam Toombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javis has chosen Highwayman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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220 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Determined |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karam Toombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dace Javis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Toombs.
Toombs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Toombs lands in his opponent's guard.
Javis wants to get back to his feet but Toombs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Javis has his foot on Toombs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Toombs works his way back into a safe position though.
Toombs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Toombs trying to control but Javis is working from the bottom.
Javis is trying to keep Toombs in close.
Javis pushes Toombs off and gets back to his feet.
Javis throws a nice looking combination but Toombs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toombs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Toombs or perhaps it was just good defense by Javis which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karam Toombs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toombs dives in and grabs Javis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Javis pushes down on Toombs's head and hops out.
Toombs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Javis lands a with a good body shot.
Javis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Toombs is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toombs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Javis sprawls well. Javis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toombs gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Javis.
Toombs shoots in for a takedown but Javis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toombs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Javis to score with a decent uppercut.
Javis scores with a one two! Toombs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Javis takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Javis on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Javis.
Javis manages to break the clinch.
Javis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Javis there.
Toombs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Javis stuns Toombs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Javis lands a nice looking body shot.
Javis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toombs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Javis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Javis's corner calls for a 1-2. Javis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Javis scores with a one two! Toombs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Javis punishes Toombs's body with a nice straight punch.
Toombs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Javis connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Toombs tumbling to the canvas! Javis pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Toombs was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dace Javis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Woodstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodstock comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Sosa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drake-Forever. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Woodstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandre Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodstock connects with a nice looking jab.
Woodstock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodstock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sosa tries to bum rush Woodstock with a series of wild strikes but Woodstock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woodstock throws a head kick that misses.
Woodstock fails to land with a series of punches.
Sosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woodstock. Woodstock obviously looking to wear him down.
Sosa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Alexandre Sosa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodstock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Woodstock.
Woodstock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodstock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woodstock throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Woodstock tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodstock lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woodstock circles away quickly and effectively.
Andy Woodstock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodstock tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woodstock, right into the meat.
Sosa looks gassed!
Sosa slips a jab from Woodstock.
Woodstock misses with a two punch combination.
Woodstock cracks the inside of Sosa's front leg.
Sosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woodstock misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Woodstock.
Sosa misses with a wild combination.
Woodstock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodstock misses with a few strikes there.
Andy Woodstock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodstock scores with a leg kick.
Woodstock tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodstock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Woodstock - that's a beauty! Sosa is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Woodstock can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Woodstock!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Shmuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Shmuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Harvey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shmuck.
Harvey is looking for a sweep.
Harvey is trying to control Shmuck's posture but Shmuck avoids it.
Shmuck in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shmuck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harvey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shmuck is working away from the top position though.
Harvey is trying to get back to full guard.
Shmuck is looking to advance position but Harvey won't allow it.
Harvey is trying to get back to full guard.
Shmuck misses with a head shot. Harvey uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmuck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harvey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shmuck has managed to get both his arms back between Harvey's legs - danger averted.
Shmuck connects with a couple of short punches.
Shmuck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harvey controls Shmuck momentarily but Shmuck frees himself.
Shmuck is sitting in close to Harvey's body. Harvey has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Shmuck is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Shmuck is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harvey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brian Harvey!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Viinamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jussi Viinamaki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viinamaki rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell.
Viinamaki lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
Campbell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Viinamaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Campbell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Campbell lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jussi Viinamaki has been cut.
Campbell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viinamaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
Viinamaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Viinamaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campbell blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell lands a good knee to the midsection. Viinamaki won't want to take too many of those.
Viinamaki looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell lands an elbow just above Viinamaki 's eye.
That has opened up Jussi Viinamaki's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbell.
Campbell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Campbell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Viinamaki's defenses.
The cut above Jussi Viinamaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Campbell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viinamaki avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
Campbell scores a nice knee to the body.
Campbell scores with a knee to the head.
Jussi Viinamaki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jussi Viinamaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Campbell!
Jack Campbell retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Iron Chef. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Taborda's choice of entrance music: New Noise by Refused. Tarzan Taborda will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Flay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarzan Taborda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Taborda is just out of range.
Flay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taborda.
Flay lands a high kick!
Taborda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flay.
Taborda clinches.
Flay blocks an uppercut.
Flay is trying to force a seperation but Taborda has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flay throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Taborda.
Flay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taborda prevents it.
Flay lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flay.
Taborda has Flay pushed against the cage.
Flay tries for a takedown but Taborda manages to get underhooks.
Taborda scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taborda throws a punch but it's blocked by Flay.
With the fighters up against the cage, Flay throws an elbow but misses.
Flay misses with some punches.
Taborda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flay backwards.
Flay has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Taborda is trying to keep an underhook but Flay manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Flay thows a huge punch but Taborda dodges it nicely.
Taborda moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flay is looking to work some ground and pound but Taborda has wrist control.
Taborda is controlling Flay's posture.
Flay looking to pass the guard.
Taborda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taborda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flay is looking to work some ground and pound but Taborda has wrist control.
Taborda pulls Flay in to control the position.
Flay is in close to Taborda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taborda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taborda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flay preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taborda's head.
Taborda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flay wants to pass the guard but Taborda is keeping the position.
Flay is working hard here to advance position.
Taborda controlling Flay's posture.
Flay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taborda's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flay throws a big right hand that misses.
Taborda managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flay looking to pass the guard.
Taborda 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.
Taborda keeping full guard, as Flay tries to pass.
Taborda working a defensive guard here.
Taborda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flay manages to get himself to full guard.
Flay is striking off his back. Taborda thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's four 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.
Flay is trying to get back to full guard.
Flay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flay tries to roll over but Taborda keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay is breathing heavily.
Taborda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flay is not content to let Taborda control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flay looks to land a combination but Taborda avoids it well.
Flay scores with a takedown into Taborda's guard.
Flay sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taborda's guard.
Flay throws a strike but Taborda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taborda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flay connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taborda managing to control the position.
Flay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flay passes Taborda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flay wants to pass to mount but Taborda is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taborda to regain full guard.
Flay stops Taborda from standing up.
Flay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taborda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taborda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taborda wants to sweep here but Flay controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flay tries to free his leg and advance position but Taborda is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taborda defends it nicely.
Flay fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taborda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Taborda.
Taborda moves out of range of the body kick from Flay.
Taborda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taborda closes the distance and pushes Flay back into the cage.
A short left from Taborda.
Flay tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Flay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay can't find room to land a body shot as Taborda controls the action.
Flay blocking some punches.
Taborda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taborda has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
Flay misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taborda.
Taborda lands a left hand.
Flay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taborda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Taborda.
Flay throws an elbow but it misses.
Taborda has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
Flay is trying to break the clinch but Taborda has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Taborda.
Taborda taking a breather.
Flay is trying to break the clinch but Taborda has him pressed against the cage.
Flay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taborda gets underhooks to prevent Flay's takedown attempt.
Taborda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flay tries to throw a body punch but Taborda avoids it by throwing Flay back against the cage.
Flay throws a punch but it's blocked by Taborda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Taborda.
Flay is trying to drag Taborda to the mat but Taborda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taborda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taborda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taborda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taborda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taborda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flay tries to throw a body punch but Taborda avoids it by throwing Flay back against the cage.
Flay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taborda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taborda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Flay fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Taborda.
Taborda lands with a short shot to the head.
Taborda scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tarzan Taborda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Flay slips a jab and a cross from Taborda.
Flay throws a looping overhand right but Taborda ducks down to avoid it.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taborda was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Flay throws a combination that misses
and Taborda counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Flay to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Taborda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tarzan Taborda!
Tarzan Taborda is the new heavyweight champion!
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