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BFC 60: Rasputin vs Lesnar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buff Bagwell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crazy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buff Bagwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagwell.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Bagwell thumps Guy with a low kick.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Bagwell.
Bagwell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guy's head backwards.
Bagwell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Guy's half guard.
Bagwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guy defends it well.
Bagwell is taking a breather. Guy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bagwell uses his free foot to push down on Guy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell wants to control the pace but Guy is squirming around nicely.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bagwell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guy is looking to get to half guard.
Bagwell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Guy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Guy and Bagwell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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.
Bagwell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Guy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Guy tries to buck Bagwell off but Bagwell is having none of it.
Bagwell trying to control the position but Guy is working away.
Bagwell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
Bagwell is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bagwell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bagwell trying to control the position but Guy is working away.
Guy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bagwell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guy throws the left hand but Bagwell avoids the punch easily.
Bagwell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Guy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bagwell is now in half guard.
Guy wants to improve his position but Bagwell is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Bagwell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bagwell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guy staying out of range there.
Crazy Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwell stuns Guy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bagwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guy.
Guy throws a lazy right hand but Bagwell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bagwell punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Bagwell is out of range.
Bagwell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Guy misses
letting Bagwell counter with a right hand.
Guy is rocked!
Guy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bagwell counters with a big right hand! Oh Guy is in trouble here! Bagwell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buff Bagwell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machuchin Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Machuchin Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
Cartman closes the distance and clinches up with Dillon, looking for a takedown. Cartman pushes Dillon against the cage but Dillon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cartman on the side of the head.
It looks like Eric Cartman has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cartman.
Cartman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dillon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dillon tries to improve position but can't.
Dillon is working hard here to advance position.
Cartman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cartman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dillon is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dillon, who protects the arm well.
Dillon is looking to regain half guard here but Cartman keeps moving and retains side control.
Dillon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cartman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cartman seems to be looking for submissions.
Dillon tries to roll over but Cartman keeps him under control.
Cartman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dillon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cartman.
Dillon is defending against the submission attempts here by Cartman.
Cartman looks gassed!
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dillon is looking to improve his position.
Cartman seems to be working for a kimura but Dillon defends the submission attempt.
Dillon trying to control from the bottom.
Dillon is concentrating on defense, preventing Cartman from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is trying to maintain the position but Cartman is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Dillon keeps it at a distance.
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Dillon does no damage.
Cartman ducks under a wild hook from Dillon.
Dillon misses with the combination.
Dillon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cartman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Dillon connects with a body shot.
Dillon lands a really nice looking cross but Cartman seems unphased.
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!
Dillon throws a series of punches but Cartman avoids them all with ease.
Cartman avoids the body shot from Dillon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillon misses with a looping left.
Cartman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dillon to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machuchin Dillon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Cartman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cartman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon throws a right and a left that Cartman avoids nicely.
Dillon connects with a body shot.
Dillon throws a right hand that Cartman ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartman also avoids with ease.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Dillon pushes him off.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Dillon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartman moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon throws out a loose jab but Cartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman fails with a takedown attempt.
Machuchin Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman slips a jab from Dillon.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Cartman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dillon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cartman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dillon did well to prevent Cartman getting side control.
Cartman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
Dillon tries to get to full guard but Cartman has control of the leg.
Cartman seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cartman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dillon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dillon has escaped and now he's on top!
Dillon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cartman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dillon defends well.
Dillon trying to control but Cartman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillon trying to control but Cartman is working from the bottom.
Cartman is looking for a triangle here but Dillon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cartman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dillon's best efforts.
Cartman is trying to get back to full guard.
Dillon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dillon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Dillon cracks Cartman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cartman wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon is hanging on to Cartman's back as he tries to escape.
Cartman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dillon is looking to control Cartman but Cartman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dillon is hanging on to Cartman's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machuchin Dillon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Cartman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartman is defended easily by Dillon.
Dillon throws a hook but Cartman blocks it.
Dillon throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartman.
Cartman staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dillon.
Cartman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dillon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cartman is trying to get an arm triangle but Dillon is defending well.
Dillon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dillon wants to pass to mount but Cartman is defending the position.
Cartman looking for submissions off his back.
Cartman won't allow Dillon to pass to mount.
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.
Dillon is taking a breather. Cartman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but Cartman defending well.
Dillon is trying to control the action in half guard but Cartman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cartman wants to sweep but Dillon has passed to side control!
Dillon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dillon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machuchin Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cartman fails with a takedown attempt.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartman.
Dillon throws a good cross that connects.
Eric Cartman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Dillon keeps it at a distance.
Cartman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillon swivels and escapes.
Machuchin Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cartman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dillon!
Machuchin Dillon is winning the standup battle so far.
Cartman avoids the body shot from Dillon.
Cartman is looking to land body kicks.
Dillon throws a leg kick but Cartman moved away.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cartman moves out of range as Dillon strikes.
Cartman ducks right into an uppercut from Dillon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machuchin Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillon, 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... Machuchin Dillon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang Leiden will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Power does no damage.
Power throws a leg kick but Leiden checks it.
A head kick misses from Leiden.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leiden.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leiden slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Power lands a head shot.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Leiden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leiden scores with a head kick.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Leiden's shoulder, as Leiden tries to avoid the shot.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Leiden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiden.
Leiden keeps Power at a distance using the push kick.
Power is breathing heavily.
A jab from Leiden finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Leiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Leiden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leiden connects with a solid leg kick.
Leiden clinches up against the cage.
Leiden connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Leiden.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leiden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Power's efforts to push away.
Leiden scores a nice knee to the body.
Leiden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leiden lands a knee to the body.
Leiden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Leiden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Leiden landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leiden.
Leiden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leiden lands a knee to the head.
Leiden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden connects with a knee to the head.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Leiden lands a knee to the head.
Leiden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leiden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leiden lands a nice knee to the body.
Leiden with a knee to the head.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Leiden with a knee to the head.
Leiden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Power's efforts to push away.
Leiden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Leiden.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Leiden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leiden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Leiden has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden lands a shot to the body.
Leiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leiden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leiden.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leiden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Power tries to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling the position.
Leiden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leiden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leiden scores with a knee to the head.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leiden.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leiden.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.
Leiden cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leiden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Leiden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leiden scoring well with a low kick there.
Leiden lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Leiden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leiden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Leiden throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Leiden closes the distance and clinches.
Leiden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leiden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Leiden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiden lands a nice knee to the body.
Leiden connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Leiden.
Power is trying to force a seperation but Leiden has the dominant position.
Leiden avoiding damage.
Leiden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Leiden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Power has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leiden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power misses with a looping right.
Leiden blocks a jab.
Leiden thumps Power with a low kick.
Leiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leiden throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Leiden clinches up against the cage.
Leiden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leiden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Leiden.
Leiden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leiden with a knee to the head.
Leiden with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leiden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Leiden with a knee to the head.
Leiden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Leiden has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Leiden connects with a knee to the head.
Leiden with a knee to the head.
Leiden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leiden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Leiden.
Leiden scores with a shot to the side of Power's head.
Power is trying to break free.
Power tries to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling the position.
Leiden lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Power tries to circle away but Leiden has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Leiden.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leiden lands a nice knee to the body.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling him.
Leiden wants to stall.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling him.
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.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Leiden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leiden lands a nice knee to the body.
Leiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leiden lands a knee to the body.
Leiden lands a knee to the head.
Power tries to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling the position.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leiden lands a shoulder strike.
Leiden working Power over with knees to the body.
Leiden scores with a knee to the head.
Leiden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Power's efforts to push away.
Leiden lands a body shot.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Power can't break the clinch.
Leiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leiden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leiden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Leiden.
Leiden tries a knee to the head but Power blocks it.
Power wants to break free but Leiden has control.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leiden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Power has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Leiden has double underhooks.
Power is trying to force a seperation but Leiden has the dominant position.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leiden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Power blocks it with crossed arms.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Leiden won't allow it.
Leiden lands a good knee to the midsection. Power won't want to take too many of those.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Leiden prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Leiden.
Leiden lands a nice uppercut.
Power tries to break the clinch but Leiden is controlling the position.
Power is trying to break free.
Leiden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leiden connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Leiden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Leiden prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Leiden misses with a knee to the head.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Leiden gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Leiden has double underhooks.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leiden lands a knee to the head.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Power misses the body punch
and Leiden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leiden feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Leiden scores with a leg kick.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Leiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power looks to land a combination but Leiden avoids it well.
Leiden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leiden connects with a solid leg kick.
Leiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Leiden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Power takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Power throws out a loose jab but Leiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Power misses
and Leiden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
A head kick from Leiden lands but Power takes it in his stride.
Leiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leiden can pounce on him.
A low kick from Power is predictable there
and Leiden counters with a good low kick that Power was not able to check.
Leiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leiden counters with a nice leg kick.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leiden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leiden rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
Power wants to break free but Leiden has control.
Knees to the body from Leiden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leiden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Leiden.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Leiden working Power over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Leiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leiden.
Leiden lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leiden.
Yang Leiden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leiden lands a knee to the head.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leiden keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Leiden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.
Leiden scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leiden obliges.
Leiden keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leiden keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Leiden.
Leiden has Power pressed against the cage, preventing Power from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Leiden prevents Power from breaking the clinch.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
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.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Leiden keeps him there for the moment.
Power takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leiden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Power in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leiden pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leiden scores with a knee to the head.
Power wants to break free but Leiden has control.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leiden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Power misses with an uppercut. Leiden saw that one coming.
Power throws a combination that misses
and Leiden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leiden moves into the clinch successfully.
Leiden landing knees to the head.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leiden throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leiden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leiden is looking to slow Power down with leg kicks.
Leiden with a nice cross.
A low kick from Power misses
and Leiden counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to keep at a distance but Leiden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leiden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leiden tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leiden has him pressed against the cage.
Power breaks the clinch.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leiden counters with an outside leg kick.
Leiden moves out of range of the strikes.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leiden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Leiden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power misses with a double jab
and Leiden counters with a right hand to the body.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Leiden.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leiden can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden works the jab nicely.
Max Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leiden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Power connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leiden thumps Power with a low kick.
Yang Leiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leiden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
Leiden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Power misses with a combination
and Leiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yang Leiden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leiden scores with a nice body kick.
Leiden thumps Power with a low kick.
Leiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leiden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leiden slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Leiden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leiden 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 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Leiden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Burning Heart. Robbie Balboa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gregorius Millrapids's chin.
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregorius Millrapids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millrapids tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
Millrapids ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Millrapids throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Millrapids throws a big shot that misses.
Millrapids misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balboa blocks an uppercut.
Millrapids unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Millrapids throws a knee to the head but misses.
Millrapids jumps into guard, dragging Balboa to the mat.
Balboa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Millrapids on that attempt.
Balboa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millrapids.
Millrapids looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids staying out of range there.
Millrapids throws a hook but Balboa blocks it.
Millrapids swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millrapids closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Millrapids landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balboa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balboa wants to break free but Millrapids has control.
Millrapids lands a knee to the body.
Millrapids with a knee to the head.
Millrapids slows down the pace here.
Millrapids connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balboa's face.
Millrapids gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balboa.
Millrapids prevents Balboa from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids has clasped his hands together around Balboa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Millrapids tries for a kimura but Balboa is defending well.
Balboa pushes Millrapids away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Millrapids gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Balboa is trying to control Millrapids's posture but Millrapids avoids it.
Balboa tries to bench press Millrapids off him but Millrapids keeps the position.
Balboa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Millrapids.
You can see the frustration on Balboa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balboa tries to bench press Millrapids off him but Millrapids keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Millrapids misses its intended target.
Millrapids jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa scores with a punch to the head.
Balboa swings for the body but Millrapids moves out of range.
Balboa throws a big shot that misses.
Balboa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Millrapids momentarily.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Millrapids moves out of range.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Millrapids throws a solid leg kick but Balboa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Millrapids.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Millrapids missing with a left hand there. Balboa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balboa takes a swing at Millrapids's ribcage but misses.
Millrapids moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Robbie Balboa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millrapids moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millrapids cracks Balboa with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millrapids lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregorius Millrapids dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balboa wants to clinch up but Millrapids keeps it at a distance.
Balboa moves out of range as Millrapids strikes.
Millrapids misses with a straight right.
Millrapids misses with a body shot
and Balboa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balboa slaps away a takedown attempt from Millrapids, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Millrapids tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millrapids throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balboa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Millrapids on that attempt.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millrapids with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregorius Millrapids. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Millrapids throws a hook to the side of Balboa's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Millrapids swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millrapids throws a hook to the side of Balboa's head but Balboa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gregorius Millrapids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Millrapids misses with a looping right.
Millrapids has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Millrapids there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balboa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Millrapids fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa drops Millrapids with a beautiful combination! Millrapids stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Balboa is looking for the KO!
Millrapids is rocked!
A jab from Millrapids misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balboa is able to avoid easily.
Millrapids fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Millrapids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Millrapids avoids it well.
Balboa cracks Millrapids with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Balboa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Millrapids to stand back up!
Oh Millrapids is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Millrapids seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa drops Millrapids with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Millrapids looks back up at him and smiles so Balboa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Balboa throws a right hand that Millrapids ducks under and follows up with a left that Millrapids also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Millrapids to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Balboa is trying to control the position but Millrapids postures up.
Balboa has control of Millrapids's left arm, preventing Millrapids from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millrapids accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Millrapids with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balboa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Millrapids defends well.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet but Millrapids is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millrapids stands up over Balboa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Balboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa lands a nice shot that snaps Millrapids's head back.
Balboa slaps away a takedown attempt from Millrapids, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Millrapids misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balboa.
Balboa lands a jab to Millrapids's midsection.
Millrapids avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Millrapids closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Millrapids tries a low kick but Balboa avoids it.
Robbie Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Millrapids ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millrapids tries for a takedown but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Millrapids takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millrapids slips a straight right by Balboa.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Millrapids takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Balboa misses the target.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Millrapids circles away and keeps his distance.
Millrapids circles away from the clinch attempt.
Millrapids misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Millrapids throws a nice outside leg kick.
Millrapids throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Millrapids shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balboa as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregorius Millrapids. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Millrapids there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Millrapids slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balboa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Balboa duly obliges.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Millrapids moves out of range as Balboa strikes.
Millrapids misses with an uppercut.
Balboa throws the left hand but Millrapids avoids the punch easily.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
Millrapids blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Millrapids misses with a straight left.
Millrapids throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Millrapids.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Millrapids moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Millrapids moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Balboa 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... Robbie Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen Maloney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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277 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cohen Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney looks to land a left hand but Whelan moved out of range nicely.
Maloney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whelan's calf.
Maloney throws a head kick that misses.
Maloney lands with a slapping head kick.
Maloney throws a sloppy head kick and Whelan moves out of range easily.
Whelan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maloney is looking to slow Whelan down with leg kicks.
Whelan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whelan works over Maloney's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Cohen Maloney has been cut.
A slow jab from Whelan misses its intended target.
Whelan misses with a few strikes there.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maloney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whelan.
A knee to the head by Maloney.
It looks like Matthew Whelan has been cut.
Whelan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whelan can't break the clinch.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whelan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan wants to break free but Maloney has control.
Maloney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Maloney landing knees to the body.
Whelan is breathing heavily.
Maloney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maloney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maloney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whelan's face.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Whelan is blocking nicely.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney lands a good knee to the midsection. Whelan won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Maloney.
Whelan lands with a light punch inside.
Whelan gets through Maloney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Whelan is blocking nicely.
Whelan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whelan looks to land a combination but Maloney avoids it well.
Maloney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maloney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whelan throws a body punch but Maloney moves out of range.
Whelan throws a nice looking combination but Maloney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whelan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maloney at a distance.
Whelan misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Whelan misses its intended target.
Maloney clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Maloney.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whelan's face.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling him.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whelan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whelan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan stalling in the clinch but Maloney improves position.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whelan avoids it.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whelan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Whelan tries to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling the position.
Whelan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whelan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maloney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan looks to throw the jab but Maloney is out of range.
Whelan throws a jab when Maloney was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Whelan there.
Maloney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whelan.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
Whelan misses with an uppercut. Maloney saw that one coming.
Whelan takes a swing at Maloney's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whelan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maloney moves into the clinch.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Whelan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whelan throws a hook but Maloney blocks it.
Whelan misses with a few strikes there.
Maloney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maloney in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maloney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Whelan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maloney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whelan's sensitive parts.
Maloney clinches.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike.
Whelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maloney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whelan avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Whelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Maloney with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maloney.
Whelan avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Maloney scores a nice knee to the body.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Whelan.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maloney. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Whelan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whelan tries to break free but Maloney pushes him back against the cage.
Whelan is trying to maintain a safe position but Maloney gets an underhook and turns Whelan into the cage.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Whelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cohen Maloney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whelan looking to slow down the pace here.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maloney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Maloney.
Maloney has Whelan pressed against the cage, preventing Whelan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Whelan avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maloney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Whelan is looking to break free of the clinch but Maloney has double underhooks.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Whelan blocks with his arms.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney keeps control of Whelan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whelan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whelan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Whelan breaks the clinch.
Whelan thuds a left hand into Maloney's body.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maloney counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whelan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Whelan misses with a hook. Maloney ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Whelan misses.
Maloney tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Whelan does no damage.
Good shot there by Maloney.
Maloney doesn't manage to clinch there - Whelan circles away.
Whelan throws a jab when Maloney was well out of range.
Maloney clinches up with Whelan and pushes him back against the cage.
Maloney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whelan.
Maloney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whelan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maloney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whelan is defending well for now.
Maloney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whelan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whelan wants to get back to striking at distance but Maloney won't allow it.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney throws an elbow that misses.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Whelan trying to control the position but instead, Maloney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whelan into the cage.
Whelan digs a right hand into Maloney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maloney's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whelan effectively controlling the action here.
Whelan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney lands a good knee to the midsection. Whelan won't want to take too many of those.
Whelan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Whelan blocks with his arms.
Whelan is trying to force a seperation but Maloney has the dominant position.
Maloney prevents Whelan from breaking the clinch.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney has him pressed against the cage.
Maloney missing with knees to the body.
Whelan wants to break free but Maloney has control.
Maloney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whelan's efforts to push away.
Whelan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Whelan.
Whelan working hard to break the clinch.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Whelan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Whelan misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Maloney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maloney tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whelan blocks a head kick by Maloney.
A punch combination from Maloney misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maloney.
Maloney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maloney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maloney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whelan misses with a hook.
Whelan throws a hook but Maloney avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney staying out of range there.
Matthew Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney lands a head kick. Whelan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Whelan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Whelan does no damage.
A combination from Whelan does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maloney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maloney darts in and clinches Whelan up against the cage.
Maloney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whelan tries to circle away but Maloney has him pinned against the cage.
Maloney misses with a knee strike.
Maloney being controlled against the cage.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney prevents Whelan from breaking the clinch.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maloney landing knees to the head.
Whelan lands a hook that snaps the head of Maloney backwards.
Maloney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whelan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whelan manages to break the clinch.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maloney.
Whelan thuds a left hand into Maloney's body.
Whelan misses with a shot to the body
and Maloney counters with a nice leg kick.
Whelan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Whelan catches Maloney right on the button with a cross.
Maloney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maloney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whelan misses with the combination.
Maloney throws a head kick but Whelan moves out of range.
Whelan fails to land with a series of punches.
Maloney avoids the body shot from Whelan.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Maloney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cohen Maloney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan is trying to force a seperation but Maloney has the dominant position.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whelan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whelan's face.
Maloney lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Whelan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maloney has Whelan pressed against the cage, preventing Whelan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whelan is trying to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling him.
Whelan breaks from the clinch.
Whelan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthew Whelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Maloney moved out of range nicely.
Whelan circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cohen Maloney.
I've got Maloney 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 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cohen Maloney!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Let Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji comes to the cage accompanied by Anathema - Judgement. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Let Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Kessler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji motions for Kessler to come forward. Ji throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kessler misses with a low kick.
Kessler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ji is out of range.
Ji rushes Kessler and presses him up against the cage.
Kessler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ji lands a shoulder strike.
Kessler being controlled against the cage.
Ji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Ji holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ji keeps control of Kessler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ji blocks an elbow strike from Kessler.
Kessler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kessler tries to pull guard but Ji holds him up against the cage and eventually Kessler drops back down to his feet.
Ji is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Ji landing knees to the head.
It looks like Eddie Kessler has been cut.
Kessler fails to pull guard.
Let Ji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Kessler.
Ji dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Ji is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kessler wants to stall.
Kessler throws an elbow but it misses.
Ji lands an elbow that stopped Kessler in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ji takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kessler is trying to force a seperation but Ji has the dominant position.
Ji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ji tries a head kick but it misses.
Let Ji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ji tries a head kick but it misses.
Kessler scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kessler with that takedown attempt.
Kessler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kessler throws a looping overhand right but Ji ducks down to avoid it.
Kessler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kessler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kessler throws out a leg kick but Ji moves out of range and Kessler only half commits.
Kessler ducks under a wild hook from Ji.
Ji fails to land with a series of punches.
Ji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ji tries to close the distance and clinch but Kessler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ji throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler motions for Ji to come forward. Kessler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kessler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Ji.
A head kick by Kessler misses
and Ji counters with an outside leg kick.
Kessler blocks a leg kick.
Ji thows a leg kick but Kessler checks it
and Kessler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ji throws the left hand but Kessler avoids the punch easily.
Kessler moves out of range of the body kick from Ji.
Kessler checks a leg kick.
Ji goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Eddie Kessler's cut even more.
Ji sizes up Kessler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kessler tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kessler.
Ji is looking to clinch but Kessler is avoiding it.
A combination from Ji does no damage.
Ji tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kessler is able to avoid easily.
Ji connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kessler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Ji misses
and Kessler counters with an outside leg kick.
Ji loads up on a big right hand but Kessler slips the punch.
Kessler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ji checks a leg kick.
Ji throws a head kick that misses
and Kessler counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Let Ji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Kessler'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.
Kessler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kessler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ji counters with a straight right hand.
Kessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ji.
Ji scores with a jab to the head.
Kessler tries a head kick but it misses.
Kessler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ji counters with an inside leg kick.
Let Ji is winning the standup battle so far.
Ji is looking to slow Kessler down with leg kicks.
Ji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kessler.
Ji misses with a leg kick
and Kessler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ji is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown but Ji shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler throws a lazy body kick
and Ji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kessler is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Ji.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
Ji tries to land a body kick
and Kessler counters with a nice body kick.
Ji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Ji.
Ji just leaning against Kessler, taking a breather.
Ji lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Kessler jumps guard but Ji stands there with Kessler around his waist. Kessler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Let Ji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Kessler.
Kessler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ji just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ji landing knees to the body.
Ji lands a right hand.
The cut above Eddie Kessler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ji utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ji stalling against the cage.
Ji crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kessler being controlled against the cage.
Ji unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ji stalling against the cage.
Kessler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ji is leaning against Kessler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ji effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Let Ji.
Ji scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji throws a lazy right hand but Kessler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kessler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ji counters with a straight right hand.
Kessler is still on wobbly legs! Can Ji finish him?
Eddie Kessler's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kessler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ji moves out of range of the leg kick from Kessler.
Ji lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kessler's sensitive parts.
Ji clinches up against the cage.
Kessler seems to have recovered his senses.
Ji lands a nice shot to the body.
Ji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Kessler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Let Ji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shonie Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
156 lbs
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157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shonie Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pope.
Pope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pope throws a big shot that misses.
Pope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter throws a hook but Pope blocks it.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter shoots in but Pope avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pope circles away.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pope can pounce on him.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pope as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shonie Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pope finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pope lands with a nice body punch.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
Pope tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter wants to clinch
and Pope counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pope will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Carter taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pope takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pope taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pope lands a shot to the body.
Pope stalling against the cage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Pope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pope regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
Pope has his feet on Carter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pope finds it's way through Carter's defenses.
Pope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Pope.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter staying out of range there.
A left lands for Pope.
Pope lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Carter takes a swing at Pope's ribcage but misses.
Carter throws a hook but Pope avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pope lands with a nice body punch.
Pope lands with a cross.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pope was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Pope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pope lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Carter is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Pope thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pope is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pope misses with a few strikes there.
Pope connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter staying out of range there.
Pope misses with a wild body shot.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Carter is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Carter clinches up with Pope and pushes him back against the cage.
Pope wants to stall.
Pope'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.
Pope lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pope - that landed with a thud.
Carter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Pope to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Pope.
Pope content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luther Pope.
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
Pope throws a good cross that connects.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pope tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Pope.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Pope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Pope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Pope misses with a wild combination.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pope darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pope dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Carter throws a body punch but Pope moves out of range.
Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pope to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shonie Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pope jabs at Carter's body.
Pope connects with the punch.
Pope jabs at Carter's body.
Pope digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
Pope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pope misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carter is defended easily by Pope.
Carter tries to clinch
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pope.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope punishes Carter's body with a nice straight punch.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pope.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pope.
Luther Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pope swivels and escapes.
Luther Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pope misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope 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! And we move into the final round!
Pope looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pope won't be happy with that.
Pope avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carter.
Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carter 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.
Carter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pope has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pope is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carter passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter misses with a head shot.
Carter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pope turns into him and now he's in Carter's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pope is one step ahead there.
Luther Pope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carter working for a triangle but Pope defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope postures up.
Carter looking for a guillotine here but Pope defends easily.
Pope trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter has his foot on Pope's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pope works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter pulls Pope in to control the position.
Pope tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
Shonie Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pope rolls with it to try and escape but Carter cranks on the arm and Pope is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shonie Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleki Oliweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleki Oliweli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Shinobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleki Oliweli!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinobi throws a head kick but Oliweli moves out of range.
Oliweli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliweli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliweli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliweli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinobi.
Shinobi closes the distance and pushes Oliweli back into the cage.
Oliweli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinobi's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Shinobi.
Oliweli misses with a punch to the body.
Oliweli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shinobi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliweli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shinobi.
Shinobi blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli lands a body punch.
Shinobi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shinobi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shinobi is trying to maintain a safe position but Oliweli gets an underhook and turns Shinobi into the cage.
Oliweli wants to stall.
A short left from Shinobi.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Shinobi avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Shinobi tries to work over Oliweli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinobi tries a body shot but Oliweli blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliweli.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Shinobi scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shinobi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shinobi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Shinobi avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Oliweli dodges an elbow strike from Shinobi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Shinobi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oliweli.
Oliweli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliweli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliweli.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shinobi is looking to control Oliweli's arms but Oliweli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shinobi has his back to the cage.
Oliweli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliweli.
Shinobi misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliweli can't find room to land a body shot as Shinobi controls the action.
Shinobi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Shinobi.
Oliweli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliweli lands a body punch.
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!
Shinobi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliweli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shinobi misses with the head strike.
Shinobi can't find room to land a body shot as Oliweli controls the action.
Shinobi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shinobi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Oliweli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oliweli is working Shinobi over against the cage.
Shinobi is breathing heavily.
Shinobi throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliweli blocking some punches.
Oliweli tries to stall but Shinobi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliweli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
Nice body punch from Oliweli - that landed with a thud.
Oliweli trying to stall but Shinobi improves his position.
Oliweli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinobi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliweli blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliweli tries to work over Shinobi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinobi tries a body shot but Oliweli blocks it.
Oliweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Oliweli works on Shinobi's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli tries a body shot but Shinobi blocks it.
Oliweli stalling in the clinch but Shinobi improves position.
Oliweli has Shinobi pushed against the cage.
Oliweli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.
Shinobi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Shinobi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinobi's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Oliweli as the two fighters clinch.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliweli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinobi avoiding damage as Oliweli throws knees to the body.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Shinobi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinobi's gas tank.
Oliweli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliweli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliweli.
Oliweli is looking to control Shinobi's arms but Shinobi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliweli has his back to the cage.
Oliweli avoiding damage.
Oliweli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinobi's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinobi.
Oliweli lands a body shot.
Oliweli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a body punch.
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliweli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinobi or not.
Oliweli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliweli lands a body shot.
Oliweli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliweli presses Shinobi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliweli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliweli controlling the action here for a moment.
Oliweli lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oliweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinobi controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinobi digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oliweli has Shinobi pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Oliweli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleki Oliweli dominated that round.
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.
Shinobi slips a jab and a cross from Oliweli.
Oliweli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliweli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shinobi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shinobi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliweli.
Oliweli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliweli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shinobi, pushing him back against the cage.
Oliweli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oliweli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
Shinobi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shinobi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliweli lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Oliweli.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliweli.
Nice body punch from Oliweli - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Oliweli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliweli scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli effectively controlling the action here.
Oliweli lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Shinobi.
Oliweli scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oliweli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oliweli tries to work over Shinobi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliweli blocking some punches.
Oliweli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shinobi.
Shinobi tries a knee to the head but Oliweli blocks it.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shinobi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliweli lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
Oliweli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliweli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliweli.
Shinobi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaleki Oliweli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliweli taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Oliweli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliweli lands a body punch.
Oliweli presses Shinobi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Oliweli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliweli.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliweli.
Oliweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliweli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shinobis head.
Oliweli stalling the fight.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliweli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliweli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a punch to the body.
Oliweli tries to stall but Shinobi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliweli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliweli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinobi or not.
Shinobi takes a shot to the head.
Oliweli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli works on Shinobi's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Oliweli.
Oliweli slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Oliweli.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oliweli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliweli lands a nice uppercut.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Shinobi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinobi's gas tank.
Shinobi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliweli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliweli.
Oliweli stalling.
Oliweli scores with a hook to the body.
Shinobi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliweli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Oliweli.
A right hand to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliweli lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Oliweli - that landed with a thud.
Oliweli crunches a lovely knee into Shinobi's ribcage.
Oliweli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shinobi tries to land a knee to the head but Oliweli blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliweli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oliweli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oliweli tries a body shot but Shinobi blocks it.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliweli lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Oliweli.
A short right from Oliweli.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliweli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oliweli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliweli is trying to stall.
Oliweli presses Shinobi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliweli lands a body punch.
Oliweli lands a body punch.
Oliweli stalling in the clinch but Shinobi improves position.
Shinobi tries a knee to the head but Oliweli blocks it.
Good body shot from Oliweli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleki Oliweli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliweli closes the distance and clinches.
Oliweli tries to throw a body punch but Shinobi avoids it by throwing Oliweli back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Oliweli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shinobi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliweli looking to slow down the pace here.
Shinobi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliweli.
Oliweli tries to stall but Shinobi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliweli tries a body shot but Shinobi blocks it.
Shinobi tries a body shot but Oliweli blocks it.
Shinobi is stalling here.
Shinobi misses with a punch to the body.
Oliweli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shinobi misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliweli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliweli lands with a short shot to the head.
Shinobi has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Oliweli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
Shinobi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shinobi misses with a knee strike.
Oliweli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinobi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinobi working aggressively here.
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliweli lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliweli.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Oliweli as the two fighters clinch.
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliweli is trying to stall.
Shinobi avoiding damage as Oliweli throws knees to the body.
Oliweli avoiding damage.
Shinobi misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliweli is leaning against Shinobi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shinobi has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Shinobi working aggressively here.
Oliweli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Max Shinobi has been cut.
Oliweli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shinobi misses with the head strike.
Oliweli misses with a punch to the body.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Oliweli.
Oliweli leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Oliweli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli trying to stall but Shinobi improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shinobi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliweli taking a breather.
Oliweli scores with a hook to the body.
Oliweli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oliweli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliweli.
Shinobi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Oliweli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinobi or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliweli.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliweli.
Oliweli stalling.
The crowd are getting on Oliweli's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Oliweli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinobi or not.
Oliweli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
Oliweli effectively controlling the action here.
Shinobi misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Oliweli.
A head punch on the inside from Shinobi fails to land.
Oliweli lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliweli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliweli looking to stall.
Shinobi lands a right hand.
Shinobi missing with knees to the body.
Max Shinobi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliweli is working Shinobi over against the cage.
Shinobi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliweli lands a nice uppercut.
Oliweli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shinobi backwards.
Oliweli has Shinobi pushed against the cage.
Shinobi misses with some punches.
A short left from Oliweli.
Oliweli tries a body shot but Shinobi blocks it.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
Oliweli lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Shinobi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinobi's gas tank.
Oliweli pushes Shinobi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliweli lands a shot to the body.
Oliweli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliweli.
Shinobi being controlled against the cage.
Oliweli has a couple of punches blocked by Shinobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliweli.
Oliweli scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliweli is looking to control Shinobi's arms but Shinobi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliweli has his back to the cage.
Oliweli lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliweli.
Oliweli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinobi.
Shinobi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shinobi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliweli digs a right hand into Shinobi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinobi's gas tank.
Shinobi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shinobi takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Oliweli.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli stalling in the clinch.
Oliweli misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliweli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinobi or not.
Shinobi prevents a body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli is struggling to control the position.
Kaleki Oliweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shinobi has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaleki Oliweli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliweli 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleki Oliweli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between trevor gunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, trevor gunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tobias Linderoth!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linderoth missing with a left hand there. gunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
gunter needs to keep his hands up - Linderoth had a free shot at his head there.
Linderoth swings for the body but gunter moves out of range.
Linderoth throws a low kick but gunter avoids it.
Linderoth misses with a wild body shot.
Linderoth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but gunter avoids it really well and circles away.
Linderoth looks for a takedown but gunter sprawls well.
Linderoth slips a jab and a cross from gunter.
gunter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
gunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linderoth.
Linderoth looks to throw the jab but gunter is out of range.
Linderoth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps gunter's head backwards.
Linderoth misses with the combination.
Linderoth shoots in and bounces gunter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
gunter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
gunter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Linderoth is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Linderoth and gunter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Linderoth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Linderoth wants to control but gunter postures up.
gunter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Linderoth is looking to reverse the position.
gunter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
gunter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
gunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Linderoth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
gunter 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.
gunter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Linderoth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time gunter.
Linderoth works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Linderoth trying to control the position.
gunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
gunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
gunter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Linderoth is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of gunter, into his guard.
gunter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Linderoth.
Linderoth trying to control the position from guard on top but gunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
gunter wants to sweep here but Linderoth controlling him for the moment.
Linderoth trying to control but gunter is working from the bottom.
gunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Linderoth 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.
A punch combination from gunter misses.
gunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linderoth manages to avoid it.
Linderoth tries a low kick but gunter avoids it.
Linderoth misses with a hook.
gunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
gunter lands with a nice combination. Linderoth backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that trevor gunter will probably get the nod.
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.
A slow jab from gunter misses its intended target.
gunter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linderoth counters with a shoot takedown. gunter fights it but they end up in guard.
Linderoth working some strikes from top position.
Linderoth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
gunter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Linderoth uses it to pass to side control.
Linderoth lands a nice forearm strike.
Linderoth has hold of gunter's arm. He's looking for a kimura. gunter seems comfortable defending it but Linderoth has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! gunter is real pain and he's forced to tap out! gunter is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Linderoth couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tobias Linderoth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar lands a with a good body shot.
Lesnar slips under a jab from Rasputin.
Lesnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rasputin to the mat! Rasputin manages to get full guard.
Rasputin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rasputin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasputin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar throws a strike but Rasputin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasputin won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rasputin controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is pulling down on Rasputin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rasputin, at least for the moment.
Lesnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasputin is one step ahead there.
Rasputin trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is pulling down on Rasputin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rasputin, at least for the moment.
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.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Rasputin wanted to stand there but Lesnar had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rasputin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rasputin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rasputin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rasputin throws a hook but Lesnar avoids it easily.
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Rasputin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Rasputin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rasputin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rasputin gets full guard.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rasputin 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.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.
Rasputin wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasputin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rasputin is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Rasputin pulls Lesnar in close to his closed guard and prevents Lesnar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Rasputin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar distracts Rasputin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin pushes Lesnar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Rasputin as Lesnar shoots in.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin tests Lesnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rasputin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lesnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasputin wants it to stay on the feet.
Rasputin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rasputin's head.
Rasputin misses with the combination.
Rasputin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rasputin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Rasputin looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Rasputin with a hook.
Lesnar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rasputin throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar connects with a looping right hand.
Rasputin throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rasputin missing with a left hand there. Lesnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasputin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rasputin.
A jab from Rasputin misses.
Lesnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rasputin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rasputin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rasputin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin throws a hook but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Lesnar defending well as Rasputin loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Rasputin.
Rasputin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rasputin sprawls well. Rasputin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.
Lesnar trying to control from Rasputin's half guard. Rasputin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Rasputin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Rasputin!
Rasputin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lesnar is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rasputin slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lesnar.
Rasputin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rasputin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lesnar lands an overhand right.
Rasputin throws a hook but Lesnar avoids it easily.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brock Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lesnar counters with a two punch combo.
Rasputin staying out of range there.
Rasputin moves out of range as Lesnar strikes.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
Piotr Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Rasputin throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Rasputin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rasputin throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Rasputin misses the jab.
Lesnar lands a two punch combo.
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasputin.
Lesnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesnar.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rasputin misses the jab.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
Rasputin throws a hook but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasputin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Rasputin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasputin is one step ahead there.
Lesnar trying to keep a closed guard but Rasputin is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rasputin throws a series of strikes that have Lesnar backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a combination. Rasputin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rasputin throws a shot to the body.
Lesnar 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.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
Rasputin slips a jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin blocks a jab.
Rasputin ducks right into an uppercut from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Rasputin saw that one coming.
Lesnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rasputin gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Rasputin blocks nicely.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Rasputin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Rasputin!
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Rasputin controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rasputin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin is trying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rasputin not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar really 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.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Lesnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rasputin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lesnar throws a shot from downtown. Rasputin moves away and avoids it.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Rasputin throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rasputin throws a lazy right hand but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Lesnar finds it's way through Rasputin's defenses.
Lesnar blocks a jab.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesnar on the side of the head.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Rasputin.
Lesnar digs a good body shot into Rasputin's ribs.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Rasputin avoids it well.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
Lesnar with a jab.
A jab from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesnar. That snapped Rasputin's head back.
Lesnar lands a right hook to the body.
Lesnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rasputin doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Rasputin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rasputin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rasputin at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar works over Rasputin's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Rasputin's ribs.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.
Rasputin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lesnar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rasputin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasputin is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Rasputin blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good exchange - Lesnar coming out on top.
Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Rasputin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lesnar throws some wild stikes that Rasputin manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rasputin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that fourth 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!
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rasputin throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rasputin trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar misses with a head shot. Rasputin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasputin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lesnar is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Rasputin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Rasputin!
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasputin is one step ahead there.
Lesnar pulls Rasputin in close to his closed guard and prevents Rasputin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lesnar controls Rasputin momentarily but Rasputin frees himself.
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.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar is pulling down on Rasputin's head to control his posture.
Rasputin stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Piotr Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
Rasputin stuffs the takedown.
Lesnar scores with a takedown into Rasputin's guard.
Lesnar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rasputin wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Rasputin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar advances position into side control!
Rasputin isn't going anywhere.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Rasputin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rasputin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rasputin gets back to half guard.
Lesnar 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar is the new heavyweight champion!
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