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Blitz 155: Catch Without Arms PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osama Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robins comes to the cage accompanied by Strippekikk. McCarthy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk With Me In Hell. Cormac McCarthy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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179 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
181 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Osama Robins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Robins swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCarthy, right into the meat.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Robins shoots for a takedown but McCarthy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCarthy connects with a high kick.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Robins thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarthy throws a chopping leg kick but Robins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick and Robins moves out of range easily.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses
and Robins counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCarthy won't be happy with that.
Robins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on McCarthy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robins is looking to take a break and control but McCarthy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCarthy regains half guard, as Robins was trying to land strikes.
Robins slips a nice elbow through McCarthy's hands, connecting with McCarthy's forehead.
McCarthy is staying active underneath Robins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Robins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCarthy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Robins is really struggling to control McCarthy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCarthy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robins content to stall in guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Osama Robins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robins throws a leg kick
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robins takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from McCarthy misses
and Robins counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Robins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robins wants to control but McCarthy is keeping him busy.
McCarthy tries to buck Robins off but Robins is having none of it.
Robins wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
McCarthy explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
McCarthy misses with a two punch combination.
McCarthy lunges at Robins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robins's hand.
Robins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robins swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Robins has closed the distance and engaged McCarthy in a clinch.
McCarthy works on Robins's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Robins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robins tries to circle away but McCarthy has him pinned against the cage.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
Robins prevents a body shot from McCarthy.
McCarthy digs a right hand into Robins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robins's gas tank.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
Robins misses with a punch on the inside.
McCarthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Robins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robins misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from McCarthy - that landed with a thud.
McCarthy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robins throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cormac McCarthy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCarthy fails to land with a series of punches.
Robins misses with a body shot.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robins takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robins misses with a lunging right hand
and McCarthy counters with a straight right hand.
McCarthy misses with a double jab
enabling Robins to counter with a crisp jab.
Robins shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCarthy scores with a kick to the midsection.
McCarthy thuds a left hand into Robins's body.
McCarthy scores with a head kick. Robins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Robins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCarthy finds it's way round the side to connect with Robins's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy throws a head kick that Robins semi-blocks.
McCarthy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy moves in looking to clinch but Robins pushes him off.
Robins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses
and Robins counters with an outside leg kick.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy misses with the combination.
Robins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robins is rocked!
Robins cracks McCarthy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy moves out of range as Robins throws a body kick.
McCarthy thows a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy pushes Robins up against the cage in a clinch.
Robins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robins tries to work over McCarthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCarthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCarthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robins throws a punch but it's blocked by McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from McCarthy.
McCarthy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCarthy tries to throw a body punch but Robins avoids it by throwing McCarthy back against the cage.
Robins throws a head punch that misses.
McCarthy digs a right hand into Robins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robins's gas tank.
McCarthy blocking some punches.
McCarthy works on Robins's body with a couple of short punches.
Robins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy pushes Robins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for McCarthy.
Robins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCarthy pushes Robins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Robins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
McCarthy digs a right hand underneath Robins's ribcage. Robins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robins tries to pull guard but McCarthy won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for McCarthy.
Robins struggles to land a body shot inside as McCarthy controls his hands.
Robins tries to pull guard but McCarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Robins drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Robins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robins connects with a knee to the head.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCarthy lands with a short shot to the head.
Robins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robins misses with some punches.
McCarthy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robins can't break the clinch.
Robins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCarthy lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCarthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robins trying to land knees to the body.
McCarthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Robins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from McCarthy.
McCarthy is leaning against Robins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCarthy lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCarthy as Robins tries to tie him up.
Robins seems to have got his legs back now.
McCarthy lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCarthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCarthy is working Robins over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy lands a body punch.
McCarthy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robins backwards.
Robins being controlled against the cage.
McCarthy lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy pushes Robins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robins can't find room to land a body shot as McCarthy controls the action.
A right hand to the body from McCarthy.
McCarthy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robins can't find room to land a body shot as McCarthy controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy swings widly with a right hand
and Robins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
McCarthy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robins eats them both and turns towards McCarthy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robins ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Robins.
McCarthy throws a sloppy head kick
and Robins counters with a stiff right hand.
Robins cracks the inside of McCarthy's front leg.
Robins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCarthy is fending him off so far but Robins persists. Nope, McCarthy circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick by McCarthy misses
and Robins counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Robins counters with a left to the body.
McCarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCarthy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCarthy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from McCarthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCarthy misses with a hook. Robins ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Robins.
McCarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Robins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McCarthy is rocked!
Robins scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Robins finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robins circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends McCarthy tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Robins wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Robins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hilo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Hilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez throws a lazy head kick
and Hilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benitez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hilo tries to avoid it but Benitez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hilo to the ground. Hilo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benitez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilo's head.
Hilo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Hilo tenderised Benitez's leg. Benitez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hilo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hilo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benitez is trying to keep Hilo in close.
Hilo is looking to work some ground and pound but Benitez has wrist control.
Hilo trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Benitez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hilo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benitez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benitez controls Hilo momentarily but Hilo frees himself.
Hilo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benitez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hilo is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hilo trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Hilo tries to free his leg and advance position but Benitez is retaining full guard.
Benitez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Hilo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benitez moves away from the strike by Hilo.
Benitez looks to land a body kick but Hilo moved away.
Hilo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hilo.
Hilo slips under a jab.
Benitez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hilo tries a low kick but Benitez avoids it.
Hilo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benitez connects with a body shot that sends Hilo's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Hilo.
Hilo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benitez avoids the head kick by Hilo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benitez!
Hilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benitez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benitez is looking to land body kicks.
Hilo throws a leg kick
and Benitez counters with a thumping low kick.
Benitez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benitez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hilo is fending him off so far but Benitez persists. Nope, Hilo circles away and we're back to standing.
Benitez throws a leg kick
and Hilo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benitez's knee momentarily.
Hilo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benitez is fending him off so far but Hilo persists. Nope, Benitez circles away and we're back to standing.
Hilo throws a leg kick
and Benitez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo throws an overhand right that lands on Benitez's shoulder, as Benitez tries to avoid the shot.
Benitez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hilo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez tries to land a body kick
and Hilo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hilo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hilo is pressing down on Benitez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benitez is holding on for now.
Benitez is trying to maintain the position but Hilo is very close to passing his half guard.
Benitez is looking to improve his position.
Benitez wants to control but Hilo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hilo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benitez throws a leg kick which misses Hilo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hilo tries to avoid it.
Hilo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilo counters with a one-two to the body.
Benitez looks to land a body kick but Hilo moved away.
Benitez is looking to score with low kicks.
Hilo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez looks for the body kick but Hilo saw that one coming.
Hilo scores with a one two! Benitez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hilo misses with a low kick.
Hilo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benitez works Hilo's body with a nice hook.
Benitez lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez shoots and misses
and Hilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Benitez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilo is looking to score with low kicks.
Benitez throws a solid leg kick but Hilo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benitez.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Hilo's head but Hilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez cracks the inside of Hilo's front leg.
Benitez throws a solid leg kick but Hilo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benitez.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilo.
Benitez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilo pushes Benitez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilo can't find room to land a body shot as Benitez controls the action.
Benitez has had enough of the clinch but Hilo keeps him there for the moment.
Benitez wants to break free but Hilo has control.
Hilo lands a shot to the body.
Hilo misses with some punches.
Hilo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benitez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hilo has double underhooks.
Benitez has had enough of the clinch but Hilo keeps him there for the moment.
Benitez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benitez blocking some punches.
Benitez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benitez is trying to break the clinch but Hilo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benitez.
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilo throws a lazy uppercut
and Benitez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hilo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benitez swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilo.
Hilo ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Benitez staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Hilo.
Hilo misses with a right hand
and Benitez counters with a leg kick.
Benitez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hilo.
A low kick from Benitez misses
and Hilo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hilo throws a looping overhand right but Benitez ducks down to avoid it.
Hilo lands a nice hook to Benitez's body. Benitez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hilo misses with a hook
and Benitez counters with a left to the body.
Benitez misses with a looping left.
Benitez tries a low kick but Hilo avoids it.
Chucho Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benitez seems to be working for a kimura but Hilo defends the submission attempt.
Hilo is looking for a sweep. Benitez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chucho Benitez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Benitez slips under a jab from Hilo.
Hilo throws a leg kick but Benitez checks it.
Benitez tries to score with a low kick but Hilo moves his leg out of the way.
Benitez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benitez lands with a right hand.
Hilo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hilo.
Benitez throws a combination that misses
and Hilo counters with a left and a right that stings Benitez.
Benitez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benitez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hilo under the eye.
Hilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Hilo misses with a looping right.
Chucho Benitez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Hilo moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Benitez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez tried to score with a low kick but Hilo checks it.
Benitez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hilo counters with a good low kick that Benitez was not able to check.
A big left from Benitez misses.
Benitez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hilo checks it well.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Hilo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benitez thows a leg kick but Hilo checks it
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Hilo misses with an uppercut. Benitez saw that one coming.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Hilo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benitez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benitez misses with a jab to the body
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Benitez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Benitez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hilo should have avoided that one.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Hilo staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Hilo blocks the low kick.
Hilo throws a lazy uppercut
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benitez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hilo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benitez.
Hilo shoots in looking for a takedown but Benitez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hilo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benitez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hilo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benitez thinking.
Hilo throws a poor cross that misses
and Benitez counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a body shot
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Benitez avoids the head kick by Hilo.
Hilo ducks right into an uppercut from Benitez.
A leg kick checked by Hilo.
Benitez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benitez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benitez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hilo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hilo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Benitez
and Hilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benitez tries to score with a low kick but Hilo moves his leg out of the way.
Benitez scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benitez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez moves out of range as Hilo strikes.
Benitez swings for the body but Hilo moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hilo enables Benitez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hilo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hilo working a defensive guard here.
Benitez looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Hilo.
Well Hilo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chucho Benitez!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fable comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Afraid (Eminem). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Fable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roby Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves forwards but Fable connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dexter Fable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith slips a jab from Fable.
Fable misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Smith misses.
Fable is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Fable with a nice cross.
Fable lands with a shot to the body.
Fable misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith avoids the body shot from Fable.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Fable takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fable.
Fable misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fable's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fable duly obliges.
Fable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Fable fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fable is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fable counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Fable there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith jabs at Fable's body.
A slow jab from Fable misses its intended target.
Fable misses with a hook.
Fable misses with an uppercut
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fable cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Fable lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Fable avoiding damage.
Fable works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Fable on the inside.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fable lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Fable taking a breather.
Fable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fable stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fable has Smith pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fable.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fable.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith gets through Fable's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Fable.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fable.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Fable uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith is trying to push Fable away but Fable has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fable slowing the pace effectively.
Fable tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Fable.
A right handed body shot lands from Fable.
Fable scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith letting Fable take a breather here.
Fable works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith presses Fable against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fable is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fable.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Fable lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fable is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fable lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries a body shot but Fable blocks it.
Fable will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fable tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Fable back against the cage.
Fable lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fable.
Fable throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fable lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Fable scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fable throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fable 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.
Fable misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Fable does it's job there.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Fable cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fable.
Fable swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fable.
A shot to the body from Fable misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Fable.
Fable takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Fable misses.
Fable throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fable connects with the punch.
Roby Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fable thows a body shot but no joy.
Fable looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Fable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fable connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Fable is predictable there
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Fable looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Fable throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab by Fable.
A jab from Smith misses.
The fighters circling - Fable throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fable ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fable misses with a left hand
and Smith counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Fable is stalling here.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Fable lands with a right to the head.
Fable lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fable - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Fable as the two fighters clinch.
Fable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Fable - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fable is working Smith over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fable cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fable tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Fable back against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fable.
Fable will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Fable misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fable stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith stalls.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fable.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Fable is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maybe Fable would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Fable avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Good body shot from Smith.
Fable throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fable.
Fable lands a shoulder strike.
Fable misses with a punch on the inside.
Fable scores with a shoulder strike.
Fable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fable tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fable digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fable scores with a hook to the body.
Fable lands with a short shot to the head.
Fable is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fable lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Fable trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fable into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fable dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Fable.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Fable counters with a left to the body.
Fable cracks Smith with a good jab.
Fable misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fable swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Fable lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fable.
Fable pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fable digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Fable controls the action.
Fable is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith blocking some punches.
Fable lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fable pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith blocking some punches.
A short right from Fable on the inside.
A hook to the body from Fable.
Fable misses with a punch on the inside.
Fable is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Fable.
Fable lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fable for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Fable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fable effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fable lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Fable.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fable is defending well for now.
Fable working aggressively here.
Fable lands a shot to the body.
Come on Fable - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fable.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fable - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Fable.
Fable controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Fable will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dexter Fable.
Fable misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dexter Fable is winning the standup battle so far.
Fable throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fable throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Fable there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Fable.
Fable is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Fable.
Good work by Fable as he checks the leg kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fable.
Fable fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fable cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fable throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a straight right by Fable.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Fable to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fable swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Fable misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Fable with a hook.
Fable misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fable blocks a jab.
Roby Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith staying out of range there.
Fable misses with a looping left.
Dexter Fable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fable looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Fable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fable has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Fable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wa Za Banga's entrance music is Hell March. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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161 lbs
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28
163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
wa Za Banga tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from wa Za Banga misses.
Turner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
wa Za Banga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into side control. wa Za Banga won't be happy with that.
wa Za Banga is looking for a sweep.
wa Za Banga struggling a bit here.
Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by wa Za Banga, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wa Za Banga is not content to let Turner control the position.
Turner scores with punches from side control.
Turner controlling the position from side mount.
wa Za Banga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
wa Za Banga pushes Turner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga is trying to control Turner's posture but Turner avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner trying to control the position but wa Za Banga is working away.
Turner taking a break here but wa Za Banga is having none of it and regains half guard.
Turner prevents wa Za Banga from improving his position.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Turner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
wa Za Banga wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed wa Za Banga's head.
Turner trying to mount his opponent but wa Za Banga defends it.
wa Za Banga is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
wa Za Banga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turner controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turner wants to take a breather but wa Za Banga is having none of it.
wa Za Banga wants to get back to full guard but Turner has passed into side control.
Turner throwing strikes here but wa Za Banga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Turner scoring with strikes but wa Za Banga is staying in there.
Turner landing shots from mount.
wa Za Banga blocking the ground and pound.
Turner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for wa Za Banga because Turner loaded up on that one.
Turner punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner 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.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
wa Za Banga throws a head kick that misses.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
wa Za Banga lands with a slapping head kick.
wa Za Banga throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Turner tries to clinch but wa Za Banga is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wa Za Banga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turner is able to avoid easily.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner keeps control of wa Za Banga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
wa Za Banga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turner.
wa Za Banga is pressed up against the cage. Turner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag wa Za Banga down to the mat. wa Za Banga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Nice body kick there by wa Za Banga.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice leg kick.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Turner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into wa Za Banga's guard.
Turner is looking to advance position but wa Za Banga has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
wa Za Banga content just to control the position here.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding wa Za Banga's attempts to control the action.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
wa Za Banga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turner is trying desperately to improve position.
wa Za Banga controlling from the full mount.
Turner tries to hold on but wa Za Banga pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
wa Za Banga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turner tries to reverse the position but wa Za Banga maintains control.
wa Za Banga controlling from mount.
Turner gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from wa Za Banga.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
wa Za Banga misses with an uppercut
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
wa Za Banga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
wa Za Banga tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from wa Za Banga misses.
A punch combination from wa Za Banga misses.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down wa Za Banga rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
wa Za Banga misses with a low kick.
wa Za Banga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with a looping left.
wa Za Banga misses with a hook.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before wa Za Banga has time to react.
Turner throws a hook but wa Za Banga blocks it.
wa Za Banga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Turner misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turner.
wa Za Banga misses with a low kick.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wa Za Banga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wa Za Banga defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
wa Za Banga missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
wa Za Banga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as wa Za Banga sprawls well. wa Za Banga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Nice sprawl there from wa Za Banga as Turner shoots in.
wa Za Banga throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
wa Za Banga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
wa Za Banga tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
wa Za Banga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
wa Za Banga avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner misses with a body punch
enabling wa Za Banga to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with wa Za Banga but wa Za Banga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
wa Za Banga throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
wa Za Banga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wa Za Banga throws a solid leg kick but Turner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vernon Turner.
I think Turner 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naked has chosen I Want You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
186 lbs
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25
177 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kowalczyk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
Viktor Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naked blocks the body kick.
Kowalczyk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naked moves out of range of the leg kick from Kowalczyk.
Naked is looking to land body kicks.
Naked takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naked misses with the combination.
Naked throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk moved away.
Kowalczyk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naked is trying to defend but Kowalczyk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kowalczyk throwing shots but Naked is blocking nicely.
Kowalczyk trying to pass the guard but Naked defending well.
Kowalczyk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naked is staying active underneath Kowalczyk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kowalczyk throws a strike but Naked avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kowalczyk throws and elbow that misses. Naked uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kowalczyk's guard. Nice move by Naked!
Naked tries to stand but Kowalczyk is controlling from the bottom.
Naked looking to pass the guard.
Naked decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kowalczyk blocks a head kick by Naked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
and Naked counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naked lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buck Naked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
Kowalczyk connects with a leg kick. Naked looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Naked moves out of range of the strikes.
Naked blocks the body kick.
Kowalczyk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kowalczyk misses with a leg kick
and Naked counters with a good, hard body kick but Kowalczyk shrugs it off.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy head kick
enabling Naked to counter with a crisp jab.
Naked delivers a nice body kick.
Kowalczyk is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk avoids the head kick by Naked.
Kowalczyk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naked.
Kowalczyk thows a leg kick but Naked checks it
and Naked counters with a head kick. That will keep Kowalczyk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick there by Naked.
A slapping body kick lands there for Naked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Naked scores with a spinning back kick!
Naked fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalczyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
Naked lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kowalczyk checks a low kick from Naked.
Naked digs a good hook to Kowalczyk's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalczyk checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Kowalczyk with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Naked throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kowalczyk takes one on the button.
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalczyk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Naked pinned against the cage. Naked gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Kowalczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naked scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naked lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naked.
Naked scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kowalczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naked connects with a leg kick. Kowalczyk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Naked scoring well with a low kick there.
Kowalczyk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Naked looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naked scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naked throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk moved away.
Naked swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naked looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naked.
Naked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kowalczyk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Naked can pounce on him.
Naked lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naked throws a nice head kick!
Naked lands a head kick!
Naked scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Naked dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Naked throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalczyk.
Naked scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kowalczyk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naked sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Naked misses.
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naked throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kowalczyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Naked's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naked. That's going to slow Kowalczyk down.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Naked counters with a straight right hand.
Naked scores with a head kick.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Naked is looking to land body kicks.
Naked lands with an overhand left.
Naked scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalczyk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Naked has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naked plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naked cracks Kowalczyk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick
and Naked counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kowalczyk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kowalczyk is rocked!
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naked throws a right hand that Kowalczyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalczyk also avoids with ease.
Naked connects with a body shot.
Naked lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naked explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Buck Naked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Naked.
Naked has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naked tries to land a front kick but Kowalczyk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Naked connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and clinches up with Naked, looking for a takedown. Kowalczyk pushes Naked against the cage but Naked circles to the side and manages to break 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!
Naked lands with a kick to the temple. Kowalczyk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naked throws a front kick that sends Kowalczyk stumbling back into the cage.
Naked ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naked lands a right hook to the body.
Naked lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Naked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naked.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Naked - that will leave a mark!
Naked cracks the inside of Kowalczyk's front leg.
Naked is looking to slow Kowalczyk down with leg kicks.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naked is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalczyk blocks a head kick by Naked.
Kowalczyk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Naked lands with a thumping leg kick.
Naked lands a high kick!
A leg kick checked by Kowalczyk.
An inside leg kick lands from Naked.
Naked lands a head kick!
Naked goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a leg kick which misses Kowalczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalczyk tries to avoid it.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Naked connects with a high kick.
Naked lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kowalczyk will feel that in the morning.
Naked throws a nice outside leg kick.
Naked fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kowalczyk is out of range.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Naked.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Naked.
Naked throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Naked throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naked dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalczyk. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Naked there.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Naked throws a nice outside leg kick.
Naked throws a quick inside leg kick.
Naked lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kowalczyk takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Naked thuds his shin into the meat of Kowalczyk's side.
Kowalczyk slips a jab and a cross from Naked.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naked throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naked lands with a nice body kick.
Naked throws a leg kick which misses Kowalczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalczyk tries to avoid it.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Naked stuns Kowalczyk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kowalczyk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Naked connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Naked.
Naked lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalczyk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Naked throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Naked 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Naked connects with a leg kick. Kowalczyk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Naked avoids a kick to the body.
Naked's corner calls for a 1-2. Naked obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab
and Naked counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Naked throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naked scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked throws a head kick that Kowalczyk semi-blocks.
Naked throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kowalczyk.
Naked moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naked lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Naked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk blocks a head kick by Naked.
Naked throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalczyk.
Naked throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kowalczyk's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk looks to throw a body kick
and Naked cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naked lands with a straight right. Kowalczyk didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naked fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kowalczyk.
Naked moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Naked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naked pushes Kowalczyk away with a front kick.
Naked lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kowalczyk backs up against the cage.
Naked scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naked throws a head kick but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naked.
Kowalczyk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Naked. Those never looked like landing.
Naked throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kowalczyk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naked scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kowalczyk moves out of range as Naked throws a body kick.
Naked throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Viktor Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Naked is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a head kick but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Naked scores with a spinning back kick!
Naked dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naked fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalczyk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naked plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy head kick
and Naked makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kowalczyk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naked.
Naked connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naked cracks a nice hook into Kowalczyk's ribs.
Naked lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Naked throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Naked, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naked tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalczyk looks to throw a body kick
and Naked counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kowalczyk blocks a head kick by Naked.
A lazy body kick from Kowalczyk
and Naked counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Naked, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Naked throws a good cross that connects.
Naked throws a front kick that sends Kowalczyk stumbling back into the cage.
Naked's corner calls for a 1-2. Naked obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Naked connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naked throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy uppercut
and Naked makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kowalczyk really felt that one!
Kowalczyk takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Naked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Naked dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalczyk. That did some damage!
Naked is looking to slow Kowalczyk down with leg kicks.
Kowalczyk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Naked scores with a head kick.
Naked throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kowalczyk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Kowalczyk moves out of range easily.
Naked lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters circling a little - Naked finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naked throws a leg kick which misses Kowalczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kowalczyk tries to avoid it.
Naked lands a jab-cross combination.
Naked lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Naked looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naked throws a front kick that sends Kowalczyk stumbling back into the cage.
Kowalczyk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Naked throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naked.
Naked connects with a looping right hand.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalczyk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naked scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalczyk should have avoided that one.
Naked throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk takes one to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naked. Naked obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Naked comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naked 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Naked!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borga has chosen People In Planes - Last Man Standing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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277 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksi Borga!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Aleksi Borga has been cut.
Ryan Noonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borga lands a really nice looking cross but Noonan seems unphased.
It looks like Ryan Noonan has been cut.
Borga scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noonan looks to throw a body kick
enabling Borga to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Noonan throws an off balance right hand
and Borga counters with a nice body shot.
Borga lands a slapping body shot.
Noonan is breathing heavily.
Borga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borga tests Noonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borga cracks Noonan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Borga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Noonan to stand back up!
Noonan is rocked!
Ryan Noonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Noonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksi Borga!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Oramo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starship Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain has chosen Decisive Battle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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279 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markku Oramo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Starship Pain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oramo throws an overhand right that lands on Pain's shoulder, as Pain tries to avoid the shot.
Pain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pain scores with a leg kick.
Pain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oramo did well to prevent Pain getting side control.
Pain prevents Oramo from improving his position.
Pain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oramo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oramo tries to kick Pain off but Pain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pain wants to pass to mount but Oramo is defending the position.
Pain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pain in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Oramo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Starship Pain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock You Like a Hurricane. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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271 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aloha Hoi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrimac Mjolnir!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Merrimac Mjolnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mjolnir throws a right and a left that Hoi avoids nicely.
Mjolnir misses with a hook.
Hoi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mjolnir's sensitive parts.
Mjolnir moves in looking to clinch but Hoi pushes him off.
Mjolnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Hoi slips a jab from Mjolnir.
Hoi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mjolnir misses with a jab to the body
and Hoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Merrimac Mjolnir has been cut.
Hoi throws an off balance right hand
and Mjolnir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mjolnir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hoi eats them both and turns towards Mjolnir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi lands with a shot to the body.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Hoi lands the left hand.
Mjolnir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mjolnir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mjolnir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Hoi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mjolnir doesn't seem phased though.
Hoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Mjolnir moves out of range.
Hoi misses with a low kick as Mjolnir jumps back.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoi avoids a wild elbow strike from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir can't find room to land a body shot as Hoi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Mjolnir fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mjolnir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mjolnir lands a shoulder strike.
Mjolnir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mjolnir lands an elbow inside that Hoi shrugs off.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mjolnir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir lands a left hand.
Mjolnir misses with the head strike.
Mjolnir missing with knees to the body.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mjolnir.
Hoi tries to circle away but Mjolnir has him pinned against the cage.
Hoi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mjolnir is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Mjolnir creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoi's defenses.
Hoi stalling in the clinch but Mjolnir improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Mjolnir fails to land.
Mjolnir misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mjolnir.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mjolnir.
A head punch on the inside from Mjolnir fails to land.
Hoi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mjolnir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi leaning against his opponent.
Mjolnir trying to land knees to the body.
Mjolnir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mjolnir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Hoi is trying to force a seperation but Mjolnir has the dominant position.
Mjolnir looking to throw knees to the head but Hoi is blocking nicely.
Mjolnir lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Aloha Hoi has been cut.
Hoi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoi blocks an elbow strike from Mjolnir.
Hoi is trying to maintain a safe position but Mjolnir gets an underhook and turns Hoi into the cage.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
Mjolnir working aggressively here.
Hoi is looking to control Mjolnir's arms but Mjolnir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoi has his back to the cage.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Mjolnir.
Hoi is pushing Mjolnir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mjolnir throws an elbow that misses.
Mjolnir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoi blocks an uppercut.
Mjolnir misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mjolnir misses with a punch to the body.
Mjolnir pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mjolnir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mjolnir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Merrimac Mjolnir will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mjolnir ducks under a wild hook from Hoi.
Mjolnir takes a swing at Hoi's ribcage but misses.
Hoi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoi tries for a takedown but Mjolnir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mjolnir throws a chopping leg kick but Hoi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoi swings widly with a right hand
and Mjolnir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mjolnir finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mjolnir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mjolnir is looking to land body kicks.
Mjolnir throws a leg kick which misses Hoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoi tries to avoid it.
Hoi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mjolnir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Mjolnir finds it's target.
Mjolnir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoi at a distance.
Hoi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoi tries to keep at a distance but Mjolnir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoi is trying to stall.
Mjolnir blocks an uppercut.
Mjolnir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir digs a right hand into Hoi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoi's gas tank.
Mjolnir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mjolnir.
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!
Mjolnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mjolnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mjolnir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjolnir is working Hoi over against the cage.
Mjolnir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Mjolnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mjolnir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merrimac Mjolnir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mjolnir fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Mjolnir.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Mjolnir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mjolnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a shot to the body.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow.
Mjolnir has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
Hoi prevents a body shot from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a shoulder strike.
Mjolnir lands a body shot.
Mjolnir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Mjolnir works on Hoi's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mjolnir.
Still in the clinch, Mjolnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Mjolnir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir gets through Hoi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mjolnir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoi or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir scores with a knee to the head.
Mjolnir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mjolnir with a knee to the head.
Mjolnir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mjolnir lands a damaging elbow.
Mjolnir lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mjolnir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Mjolnir scores with a shot to the side of Hoi's head.
Mjolnir misses with some punches.
Hoi avoids a wild elbow strike from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoi avoids the elbow strike from Mjolnir, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mjolnir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir drops Hoi with a big knee straight up the middle! Hoi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hoi is rocked!
Mjolnir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mjolnir throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
Mjolnir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mjolnir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Merrimac Mjolnir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mjolnir digs a good hook to Hoi's body.
Mjolnir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mjolnir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi throws a hook to the side of Mjolnir's head but Mjolnir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mjolnir takes the fight into the clinch.
Mjolnir lands an elbow inside that Hoi shrugs off.
Aloha Hoi's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mjolnir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mjolnir trying to land knees to the body.
Mjolnir lands a right hand.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Mjolnir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrimac Mjolnir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mjolnir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoi walks into a straight right hand from Mjolnir.
Hoi avoids the head kick by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mjolnir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mjolnir throws a series of punches but Hoi moves out of range.
That kick from Mjolnir tenderised Hoi's leg. Hoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mjolnir drives through and clinches with Hoi against the cage.
Mjolnir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mjolnir lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hois head.
Mjolnir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mjolnir lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mjolnir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mjolnir lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjolnir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mjolnir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mjolnir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Mjolnir lands an uppercut.
Mjolnir lands with a light punch inside.
Mjolnir can't find room to land a body shot as Hoi controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjolnir.
Hoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mjolnir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mjolnir lands an elbow inside that Hoi shrugs off.
Mjolnir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mjolnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mjolnir swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mjolnir misses with a body punch.
Mjolnir lands with a light punch inside.
Aloha Hoi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi blocking some punches.
Hoi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mjolnir missing with knees to the body.
Mjolnir has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mjolnir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoi's brow.
Mjolnir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjolnir digs a right hand into Hoi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoi's gas tank.
Mjolnir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Mjolnir pushes Hoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Mjolnir - that landed with a thud.
Mjolnir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mjolnir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi blocks an uppercut.
Mjolnir misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mjolnir is working Hoi over against the cage.
Mjolnir scores a nice knee to the body.
Mjolnir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a nice uppercut.
Mjolnir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Hoi.
Mjolnir gets through Hoi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mjolnir misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoi is looking to control Mjolnir's arms but Mjolnir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoi has his back to the cage.
Mjolnir blocks a body shot from Hoi.
Mjolnir crunches a lovely knee into Hoi's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjolnir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mjolnir controls his hands.
Mjolnir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mjolnir lands a nice uppercut.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Mjolnir swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi tries to stall but Mjolnir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Jeez, Aloha Hoi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mjolnir as Hoi tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mjolnir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mjolnir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but Hoi blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merrimac Mjolnir really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mjolnir throws a shot from downtown. Hoi moves away and avoids it.
Mjolnir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mjolnir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mjolnir lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoi blocks an uppercut.
Mjolnir has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
Mjolnir misses with the head strike.
Mjolnir lands with a short shot to the head.
Mjolnir tries a body shot but Hoi blocks it.
Mjolnir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mjolnir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mjolnir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mjolnir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoi avoids it.
Mjolnir tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoi avoids the damage to the body.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands a shoulder strike.
Hoi is looking to control Mjolnir's arms but Mjolnir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoi has his back to the cage.
Mjolnir lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoi won't want to take too many of those.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mjolnir lands with a left to the head.
Hoi trying to control the position but instead, Mjolnir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoi into the cage.
Mjolnir works on Hoi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mjolnir pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mjolnir fails to land.
Mjolnir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mjolnir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoi.
Mjolnir looking to throw knees to the head but Hoi is blocking nicely.
Mjolnir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mjolnir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mjolnir.
Hoi is trying to force a seperation but Mjolnir has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mjolnir.
Hoi takes a shot to the head.
Hoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mjolnir lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Mjolnir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aloha Hoi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Merrimac Mjolnir!
Merrimac Mjolnir is the new heavyweight champion!
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